Politician vows to ‘get to the bottom of this national scandal’ as banks close 1,000 accounts every day
All banks are “guilty” of debanking customers, Nigel Farage has claimed, amid the continuing fallout from the Coutts scandal.
The former Ukip leader, 59, vowed to “get to the bottom of this national scandal” after launching a new website to help those whose accounts had been shut down.
It comes as new data shows high street banks are closing more than 1,000 accounts every working day.
A freedom of information request made to the City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority, found that just over 343,000 accounts were closed in 2021-22, a year-on-year increase since the 45,000 closed in 2016-17.