Lessee disclosures - Narrative (Details) - GBP (£) £ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Disclosure Of Leases [Abstract]
Payments of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities	£ 183	£ 202

The cash outflow for payment of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Name IAS
-Number 7
-IssueDate 2025-01-01
-Paragraph 17
-Subparagraph e
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2025-en-r&anchor=para_17_e&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2025-03-27

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