BBC finally caves and apologises to Nigel Farage over ‘inaccurate’ Coutts story

BBC business editor Simon Jack has finally apologised to Nigel Farage for publishing false information about his personal finances. Mr Jack made the claims 20 days ago that the former Brexit Party leader turned GB News host had “fallen below the wealth threshold” for Coutts bank which was why his account was being cancelled. It became clear that Mr Jack had been briefed by someone from the NatWest group which owns Coutts on the personal finances of Mr Farage. However, it emerged from documents Mr Farage forced the bank to hand over, that it was his political beliefs which had seen him stripped of an account by Coutts. In a statement on Twitter, Mr Jack said: “The information on which we based our reporting on Nigel Farage and his bank accounts came from a trusted and senior source. However the information turned out to be incomplete and inaccurate. Therefore I would like to apologise to Mr Farage.” Nigel Farage has received another apology (Image: Getty)