Former Ukip leader says he would welcome a Royal Commission into the sector as more than 1,000 bank accounts a day are being shut
Banks are trying to drive cash out of society, Nigel Farage has warned as he said he would welcome a Royal Commission into the sector.
The former Ukip leader has launched a campaign to tackle the “major national scandal” of de-banking after his Coutts accounts were closed because of his political views.
Pointing to figures that show more than 1,000 accounts are being shut every day, Mr Farage argued Britons’ difficulties in accessing funds go far beyond his own experiences.
“Our taxes went up to bail out the banks in 2008 and 2009, and in return they’ve closed 5,000 branches around the country,” he told the Camilla Tominey Show on GB News.