The 13 tweets that got Farage the boot from Coutts

Rishi Sunak questioned about Nigel Farage Coutts scandal Nigel Farage’s accounts at Coutts bank were closed because the organisation’s executives concluded the former UKIP leader’s values posed a detrimental risk to its reputation. A 36-page background document on Mr Farage included as evidence against him 13 of his tweets on topics ranging from the Human Rights Act, the Royal Family and Novak Djokovic The GB News TV host obtained a copy of the report after applying for a so-called subject access request, which he has subsequently made public. The report has caused a furious political storm, with the Treasury preparing a bill to force banks to explain account closures in the future. Below are the 13 tweets that helped get Mr Farage unceremoniously booted out of Coutts – a bank that has served every member of the royal family since George IV. Read more… NatWest CEO apologises to Nigel Farage over Coutts banking fiasco Farage had sharp words for King Charles 30/06/2022 – Says deportations of criminals to Nigeria won’t work ‘all the while we have the Human Rights Act’ 29/06/2022 – Says PM becomes more ridiculous and metropolitan liberal by the minute because he said ‘we need more women in power’ 26/06/2022 – “Prince Charles is even more stupid than I thought (in relation to the accepting suitcases of cash from Sheikh 10 years ago).” 23/06/2022 – GB News and Farage praised by 17-year-old for giving him a platform to tell ‘his’ story about being excluded from school for sharing a (racist) meme comparing Shamima Begum to the KKK. Farage states it as him being expelled from school for ‘expressing conservative views.’ 22/06/2022 – Claims ‘if we leave the ECHR we get back control of our borders.’ Coutts claimed Farage’s values did not align with theirs 16/06/2022 – Supporting anti-vaxx stance in relation to Djokovic – ‘it doesn’t matter how many times you get vaccinated, you can still catch Coronavirus. This is no longer about health – it’s about state control.’ 15/06/2022 – ‘Left wing lawyers now dictate our immigration policy. Time to leave the ECHR and finally complete Brexit.’ 09/06/2022 – Retweeted Peter Bone MP which says ‘it is time to send the economic migrants to Rwanda and stop the people smuggling gangs.’ 07/06/2022 – Tweet mocking a T-shirt sold on Amazon with the phrase ‘there are more than two genders.’ 24/05/2022 – retweets Laurence Fox who has tweeted Ricky Gervais transphobic comedy sketch with the caption ‘this is brilliant.’ SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Farage is a big fan of Donald Trump 04/05/2022 – Still pro Trump/ 03/05/2022 – Opposes clamping down on ‘disinformation’ – ‘Elon Musk please hurry up, raise the money, get Twitter, we need you very badly’ – reacting to Biden establishing a disinformation government board to investigate social media. 22/04/2022 – ‘…By August 2016 I gave Trump my full support – and I have backed him ever since.’ On Thursday, the boss of the NatWest Group, which owns Coutts, issued an apology to Mr Farage for the “deeply inappropriate” comments made about him in papers on his suitability as a Coutts customer. Trending