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Nigel Farage launching new website to help people denied accounts by banks

The ex-Ukip leader has been hailed as a consumer champion after vowing to create a guide on how to flood banks with data requests

The Guardian - UK

Farage continues account closure crusade with new website

It comes as former prime minister Liz Truss said she was left ‘appalled’ at the treatment of the former Ukip leader.

The Independent UK

From Brexit to Coutts – has Nigel Farage become Britain’s most influential politician?

For all his beer and blazers, his unerring talent is for tapping into popular grievances

The Guardian - UK

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Profits surge at crisis-hit bank engulfed in scandal over Trump ally

Despite strong financial results, NatWest's crisis persists.

Fortune

Digested week: Forget the climate crisis – re-election is Sunak’s only burning issue

Plus, my plan to live for ever by standing on one leg, and Nigel Farage lives his best life despite debanking ‘shame’

The Guardian - UK

Where were Nigel Farage and his defenders when Muslim bank accounts were shut down?

Establishment voices outraged by his ejection from Coutts were silent when charities were falsely linked to terrorism, says Miqdaad Versi of the Muslim Council of Britain

The Guardian - UK

‘He’s tapped into something’: banking row gives Nigel Farage a new crusade

Ex-Ukip leader is back in limelight claiming to be a ‘champion for the voiceless’ – though some are wary of his latest reinvention

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I’m secretly a Coutts customer but for people like me there’s little point

You need be rich to take advantage of the actually useful stuff – I hide my card and just use my Monzo

The Guardian - UK

Bank account closures don't just affect 'politically exposed persons' – sex workers have struggled with financial exclusion for years

The fallout over the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank account has shed light on how financial institutions handle “politically exposed persons”, whom they may view as high-risk clients.

The Conversation

Political storm left NatWest chief Dame Alison Rose with no choice but to go, says chairman

NatWest capped a turbulent week with a £1 billion surge in profits

Evening Standard

Gina Miller calls for probe into de-banking as her party’s account is closed

The anti-Brexit campaigner said the denial of banking services could force new parties to stop operating.

The Independent UK

The head that should really roll at NatWest for the Farage scandal

City Voices: Howard Davies must go immediately, and frankly, the rest of his fellow, seemingly makeweight directors with him.

Evening Standard

NatWest chair vows to stay on to provide ‘stability’ after Farage controversy

Sir Howard Davies planning ‘orderly transition’ as bank hires lawyers to investigate account closures

The Guardian - UK

Sir Howard pledges to stay at NatWest despite Nigel Farage scandal

Profits soar by £1bn -- top law firm to probe Farage affair

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

The NatWest head that should really roll for the Farage banking farrago

City Voices: Howard Davies must go immediately, and frankly, the rest of his fellow, seemingly makeweight directors with him.

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan defends Ulez expansion and says high court challenge wasted Londoners’ money – as it happened

Mayor says he believes £1m was spent on court case as five Conservative-led councils took action over plans to expand zone

The Independent UK

NatWest chair defies calls to quit and blames ‘political pressure’ for CEO ousting

Top bosses to face scrutiny from shareholders after turmoil hits bank’s value

The Guardian - UK

NatWest chair Howard Davies says Alison Rose was a ‘great leader’ amid Farage row; company insolvencies jump – business live

Davies says NatWest has lost a ‘great leader’, following departure of Alison Rose this week, but must now look forward

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The Independent UK

Senior NatWest bosses set to face scrutiny from shareholders over Nigel Farage bank account row

Bank will follow rivals in unveiling half-year financial results on Friday

Reason

UK Banks Commit to "the Principle of Non-Discrimination Based on Lawful Freedom of Expression" as to Clients

From The Independent (UK): Economic secretary Andrew Griffith told the bosses of some of the UK's biggest banks on Wednesday that it is important to protect freedom of expression…. It came after former politician Nigel Farage's bank account with Coutts—a bank for the ultra wealthy—was closed. The account was shut…

The Guardian - UK

Coutts chief quits and crisis wipes £1bn off NatWest shares

Ousting of private bank’s chief may not be final departure as future of NatWest Group chairman looks uncertain

The Guardian - UK

Muslim leaders decry ‘double standard’ of Farage bank account closure furore

Longstanding issue for community given little attention compared with closure of ex-Ukip leader’s Coutts account, says mosque chair

The Independent UK

CEO of royal banker Coutts resigns amid furor over closure of politician Nigel Farage's account

The chief executive of Coutts Bank has stepped down amid the furor surrounding populist politician Nigel Farage’s complaints that his account was closed because of his political views

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak refuses to back NatWest chair over Farage controversy

PM fails to voice support for Sir Howard Davies after resignation of bank’s chief executive, Alison Rose

Evening Standard

Coutts CEO Peter Flavel stands down over Nigel Farage row

Coutts’ chief executive Peter Flavel, the boss of the private bank which closed Nigel Farage’s account, will step down immediately, NatWest Group has said.

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