Скачать или смотреть “Close Your Accounts!” | Julia Hartley-Brewer Slams Bank For Closing Nigel Farage’s Account

TalkTV’s Julia Hartley-Brewer and commentator Russell Quirk hit out at Coutts bank after it reportedly closed Nigel Farage’s bank account due to his views.

Julia: “If you are a Brexiteer, or someone who values free speech, you should close your account there and tell them why!”

Nigel Farage has claimed he has obtained documents showing prestigious private bank Coutts decided to close his account because his views “do not align with our values”.

The former leader of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) said he got hold of a report from the bank’s reputational risk committee used to justify the closure via a subject access request.

Writing in The Telegraph, he said: “I believe Coutts targeted me on personal and political grounds, for its report reads rather like a pre-trial brief drawn up by the prosecution in a case against a career criminal.”

The report mentioned his comments about Brexit, his friendship with tennis star Novak Djokovic and a perception that he was regarded as “racist and xenophobic”, he said.

The BBC had previously suggested the Brexit leader fell below the financial threshold needed to hold an account with Coutts.

Coutts requires its customers to borrow or invest at least £1 million or save at least £3 million, according to an eligibility questionnaire on its website.

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