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The Latest Breaking News from Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage considering suing Coutts bank owner NatWest as account closure row rumbles on

Former Ukip leader says he is ‘considering all options’

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson says Natwest boss must quit if she leaked Nigel Farage’s account details

The former prime minister called for an inquiry into reporting on the Farage account closure row

The Independent UK

Time to say ‘tartare!’ to years of Tory rule

Brief letters: Labour’s byelection victory | King Charles’ pay rise | Leigh-on-Sea | Cancelled bank accounts

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What is a subject access request and how did Nigel Farage submit one amid Coutts scandal?

The right to submit the request was granted to Brits back in 1998

Evening Standard

BBC amends story on closure of Farage’s Coutts bank account

Broadcaster changes headline after former Ukip leader obtained evidence suggesting political considerations also behind move

The Guardian - UK

Pressure builds on Coutts CEO over claims he kept his NatWest boss in the dark over Farage fiasco

Insiders say Peter Flavel did not do enough to keep Dame Alison Rose fully updated

The Independent UK

Coutts’ grandees were fools to part with Nigel Farage’s money

City Voices: Heads must roll at NatWest owned bank

Evening Standard

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Nigel Farage says NatWest chief’s apology is ‘a start, but it’s no more than that’

Dame Alison Rose apologises to former Ukip and Brexit Party leaderfor ‘deeply inappropriate comments’

The Independent UK

What the papers say – July 21

A wide variety of stories feature on Britain’s front pages.

The Independent UK

Farage affair is ‘a monumental PR disaster’ for exclusive bank Coutts

Private lender’s reputation is at risk after decision to cut ties with former Ukip leader and comments about him

The Guardian - UK

UK banking boss apologizes to populist politician Farage over the closure of his account

The chief executive of U.K. bank NatWest Group has apologized to populist politician Nigel Farage after he complained that his bank account was shut down because the banking group didn’t agree with his political views

The Independent UK

Bank account closures: what new rules mean for UK customers

Under Treasury proposals, lenders will have to explain why they shut accounts and give 90 days’ notice

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage receives apology from Coutts after bank account closure row

Ministers will make it harder to close accounts after former UKIP leader’s spat with Coutts

Evening Standard

Pressure builds on Coutts CEO over claims he kept his NatWest boss in the dark over Farage fiasco

Insiders say Peter Flavel did not do enough to keep Dame Alison Rose fully updated

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What are the rules on bank account closures and what rights do people have?

The UK’s banking rules have come under scrutiny after Nigel Farage accused Coutts of closing his account unfairly.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Coutts’s curb on free speech is intolerable

IT IS hard to think how Coutts’s “reputational risk” committee could have inflicted more damage on the bank’s reputation than by recommending that Nigel Farage’s account be closed. When Farage first raised the charge that his account had been closed on political grounds, the bank let it be known that…

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage claims family had accounts rejected

Farage’s fracas with Coutts has kicked off a wider discussion over powers retail banks have to cancel customers’ accounts.

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage praises ‘swift’ intervention by ministers over closed Coutts account

Ex-Ukip leader welcomes prospect of law to stop bank account closures due to customers’ political views

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Evening Standard

Coutts picks a fight with the wrong man

City Comment: You can’t just have bank accounts for people you agree with

The Independent UK

Bank’s licence could be ‘revoked’ in UK for banning customers over their political views

It comes after Nigel Farage’s banks accounts were closed by Coutts because his views ‘did not align with’ the bank’s values

The Independent UK

Banks ‘could lose licences for banning customers over their political views’

It comes after Nigel Farage’s banks accounts were closed by Coutts because his views ‘did not align with’ the bank’s values.

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage describes Coutts bank as ‘metropolitan elite’ that ‘loathe’ his views

Nigel Farage has described the bank Coutts as “the metripolitan elite” over a document that he claims shows the exclusive bank closed his account because it did not agree with his political views.

The Guardian - UK

What are the UK rules on access to banking and how are disputes settled?

Everyone has a right to a basic account but banks can deny customers additional services

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage has a point. Coutts should explain itself

Bank for wealthy says it wants clients who are ‘disrupters and challengers’, but seems to find some less tolerable without the cash

The Guardian - UK

Sunak, Braverman and City regulator wade into Farage banking row

FCA chief says banks cannot ‘discriminate’ against political views, but chair argues it’s up to Coutts ‘who they do business with’

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