UK banks must not close individuals’ accounts for political reasons, Rishi Sunak has warned in a row sparked by Nigel Farage.
Last week, the British political leader Nigel Farage claimed that the bank he has been with for over 40 years has closed his bank account with “no explanation.
The GB News presenter and former UKIP and Brexit Party leader said that his bank, now known to be the prestigious private bank, Coutts, closed all his accounts, claiming “political persecution.”
“I have been given no explanation or recourse as to why this is happening to me,” he said.
“This is serious political persecution at the very highest level of our system. If they can do it to me, they can do it to you too,” he added….