Sun.Jul 23, 2023

article thumbnail

City minister summons UK bank bosses to discuss Farage account closure

TheGuardian

Andrew Griffith raises ‘significant concern’ after Coutts judged ex-Ukip leader ‘did not align’ with its values Britain’s biggest banks will be summoned to a meeting with the City minister after he raised “significant concern” over the recent closure of Nigel Farage’s bank account with Coutts. Andrew Griffith will send a letter on Monday to the bosses of 19 banks including Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest to warn the government is prepared to “take the action necessary” to protect freedom of speech.

Meeting 67
article thumbnail

Nigel Farage, Coutts and all-round hypocrisy | Letters

TheGuardian

Readers have their say on the political and corporate reactions to Farage’s bank account being closed Say what you like about Nigel Farage – and Hugh Muir certainly has ( Pity Nigel Farage as he is deemed too horrible to bank with the elite at Coutts, 19 July ) – but his cancellation by Coutts is nothing to do with victimisation. It’s about hypocrisy.

Capital 57