Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Disclosure of earnings per share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings per Share

	2023 £m	2022 £m	2021 £m
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders – basic and diluted1	4,933	3,389	5,355

	2023 million	2022 million	2021 million
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue – basic	64,953	68,847	70,937
Adjustment for share options and awards	807	835	848
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue – diluted	65,760	69,682	71,785
Basic earnings per share1	7.6p	4.9p	7.5p
Diluted earnings per share1	7.5p	4.9p	7.5p

1    Restated for the adoption of IFRS 17; see notes 1 and 54.