LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government’s stake in NatWest Group has fallen to below 50%, returning the lender to majority private control for the first time since it was bailed out by taxpayers at the height of the global financial crisis over a decade ago. NatWest Group has bought 549,851,147 shares from the UK government, resulting in the government’s voting rights falling to 48.06%, the bank said in a statement. Britain’s finance ministry said last year it had instructed Morgan Stanley to sell NatWest shares on its behalf in a scheme starting on Aug. 12 and running until Aug. 11, 2022. Bri…