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Nigel Farage receives apology from BBC over Coutts account closure reporting

A senior BBC journalist apologised to the former Ukip leader for the original reporting.

Evening Standard

Twitter becomes X: Looking back at five rebrands gone wrong, from Tropicana to UKIP

It’s never easy to change a household name

Evening Standard

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

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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

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

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

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

The Guardian - UK

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Polls open in triple by-election contest

Rishi Sunak had braced MPs at a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers on the eve of the polls

Evening Standard

Ministers denounce ‘disgraceful’ treatment of Nigel Farage by Coutts bank

The former Ukip leader said after his account was closed there is a danger of the UK moving towards a ‘Chinese-style social credit system’

Evening Standard

Uxbridge by-election — a kaleidoscope of loons, jokers and chancers

The circus has come to town! Or more specifically, to Uxbridge and South Ruislip, where the by-election to replace Boris Johnson has become a political funhouse. Robbie Smith heads into the madness

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak slams Coutts after documents label Farage ‘grifter’ and bank shuts account

The bank raised concerns Mr Farage was ‘xenophobic and racist’, citing his having retweeted a Ricky Gervais joke and his friendship with Novak Djokovic

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage says Coutts document shows his account was shut over his views

The former Ukip leader said he obtained a report by the prestigious private bank’s reputational risk committee.

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage claims Coutts closed his bank account because of his ‘values’

Former Ukip leader criticises Coutts in online video after bank closed his account

Evening Standard

What is a 'politically exposed person' and why do the likes of Jeremy Hunt and Nigel Farage claim the status prevents them getting bank accounts?

Reports vary as to why the private bank Coutts decided to close the account of former UKIP leader Nigel Farage. He claims he was excluded for his political views, the bank says the problem was a lack of funds. But either way, his case does highlight a wider and longstanding…

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The Week

Nigel Farage: was former UKIP leader cancelled by Coutts?

Cancel culture, already the blight of British universities, seems to be creeping into banking, said The Daily Telegraph.

The Independent UK

Tories write out Boris and party as election leaflet fails to mention either in ex-PM’s former constituency

Exclusive: The leaflet instead made loud claims about Tory candidate Steve Tuckwell’s anti-ULEZ policies

Evening Standard

What is Coutts’ minimum requirement? Banks could lose licence amid Nigel Farage row

Elite banking service closed former UKIP politician’s account earlier this month

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage doesn’t deny report he’s not wealthy enough to keep account at exclusive bank

The former leader of UKIP accuses Coutts of being ‘very dishonest’ about his bank account

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Daily Mirror

Real reason Nigel Farage kicked out of bank account revealed after 'establishment' rant

The former Brexit Party and Ukip leader went on a furious tirade last week where he claimed the 'establishment' was trying to 'force me out of the UK by closing my bank accounts'

The Week

Nigel Farage claims ‘serious political persecution’ after bank account closures

Nigel Farage fears he may have to leave Britain after his bank closed his accounts and seven others refused his custom.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage claims he could be forced out of UK after bank accounts closed

Former UKIP leader says he’s been to seven other banks to ask for a personal and business account, but has not been granted one

The Guardian - UK

Remainers need to face hard truths about Brexit

Letters: Brexit regret isn’t as common as Jonathan Freedland suggests, says Marcia MacLeod, while John Dunn proposes a pro-Europe party, Johnston Anderson sees issues in rejoining the EU and Catherine Roome mourns a beery victim of Brexit

The National (Scotland)

Former Labour MSP candidate quits party amid savage attack on Keir Starmer

A SCOTTISH Labour candidate in the most recent Holyrood elections has quit the party – accusing Keir Starmer of looking to “entrench many…

The National (Scotland)

BBC questioned as former Ukip candidate appears in Question Time audience

THE BBC is facing questions after a former Ukip candidate appeared in the audience on Thursday evening’s Question Time.

Daily Mirror

Susanna Reid furiously clashes with Nigel Farage as he announces Boris team-up

Susanna Reid clashed with Nigel Farage on Tuesday's Good Morning Britain as he revealed he would team-up with Boris Johnson

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