Ministers denounce ‘disgraceful’ treatment of Nigel Farage by Coutts bank
1 year, 8 months ago

Ministers denounce ‘disgraceful’ treatment of Nigel Farage by Coutts bank

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage is 'paid an unspecified sum' to settle with NatWest in debanking scandal
2 days, 5 hours ago

Nigel Farage is 'paid an unspecified sum' to settle with NatWest in debanking scandal

Daily Mail  

Nigel Farage has been paid an 'unspecified sum' by NatWest to settle the debanking scandal almost two years after the bank closed his accounts. The then-NatWest CEO Dame Alison Rose later resigned after she admitted she had discussed the details of Farage's bank account with a BBC journalist. It is understood that after NatWest agreed to pay Nigel Farage damages …

Nigel Farage considers private criminal proceedings against NatWest Group over debanking scandal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nigel Farage considers private criminal proceedings against NatWest Group over debanking scandal

The Independent  

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Farage says he is on ‘very good terms’ with Elon Musk
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farage says he is on ‘very good terms’ with Elon Musk

The Independent  

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Labour Government could be in trouble pretty quickly, claims Nigel Farage
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour Government could be in trouble pretty quickly, claims Nigel Farage

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Allison Pearson meets Nigel Farage: ‘Kemi Badenoch was very unpleasant’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Allison Pearson meets Nigel Farage: ‘Kemi Badenoch was very unpleasant’

The Telegraph  

I notice Farage is perfectly happy to stand on the pavement and debate his critic about the invasion of Ukraine for several minutes, even though two bodyguards with earpieces are hovering anxiously. Sure enough, on Friday, Channel 4 claimed to have carried out a sting on one Reform canvasser who was filmed calling Sunak vile names and suggesting the Army …

Labour and Tories turn fire on Reform UK and Farage
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Labour and Tories turn fire on Reform UK and Farage

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage insists Reform activist who called Rishi Sunak a 'f****** p***' is an actor and labels the row a 'political setup of astonishing proportions' as he is grilled by bullish Question Time aud
9 months ago

Nigel Farage insists Reform activist who called Rishi Sunak a 'f****** p***' is an actor and labels the row a 'political setup of astonishing proportions' as he is grilled by bullish Question Time aud

Daily Mail  

Nigel Farage has repeated claims that a canvasser caught on camera branding Rishi Sunak a 'f****** p***' is actually an actor playing his part in 'a total and utter set-up', during a fiery appearance on Question Time. 'A total and utter set up': Reform UK leader Nigel Farage repeated claims that a canvasser caught on camera branding Prime Minister Rishi …

With his Putin comments, Nigel Farage has reminded us who he really is
9 months ago

With his Putin comments, Nigel Farage has reminded us who he really is

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage as prime minister in 2029? Don’t be silly
9 months, 1 week ago

Nigel Farage as prime minister in 2029? Don’t be silly

The Independent  

Reform UK doesn’t have a manifesto as such, it has a “contract”. Nigel Farage explained: “If I say to you ‘manifesto’, your immediate word association is ‘lie’.” And it doesn’t have policies as such, it has slogans, symbolic gestures and pub-bore cliches. And he is not running to be prime minister, as he admitted at the launch of “Our Contract …

Nigel Farage pulls out of BBC interview at last minute amid Hitler row
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigel Farage pulls out of BBC interview at last minute amid Hitler row

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage appears to ditch key Reform UK immigration policy during live interview
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigel Farage appears to ditch key Reform UK immigration policy during live interview

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage fuels speculation with ’emergency’ General Election announcement
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigel Farage fuels speculation with ’emergency’ General Election announcement

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage refuses to back down over 'Islamophobic' comments in fiery clash with Robert Peston as he insists some Muslims are trying to 'change our way of life' - singling out communities in Burnley
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Nigel Farage refuses to back down over 'Islamophobic' comments in fiery clash with Robert Peston as he insists some Muslims are trying to 'change our way of life' - singling out communities in Burnley

Daily Mail  

Nigel Farage has defended his comments claiming that young Muslims 'do not subscribe to British values' - after being accused of alienating them by Robert Peston. Nigel Farage has doubled down again on his comments claiming that young Muslims 'do not subscribe to British values' He clashed with ITV's Robert Peston over his comments, made on Sky News last Sunday …

Farage weighs up mass legal fight against banks as 3,000 tell him: They closed our accounts too
1 year, 1 month ago

Farage weighs up mass legal fight against banks as 3,000 tell him: They closed our accounts too

Daily Mail  

The scale of Britain's 'debanking scandal' was last night revealed after nearly 3,000 people claimed their accounts have been unexpectedly closed. More than 570 were former customers of NatWest, which was plunged into crisis last year after its subsidiary, the elite bank Coutts, shut down Nigel Farage's account. Mr Farage, the honorary president of Reform UK, told The Mail on …

Everyone lost in the Coutts bank scandal... except Nigel Farage
1 year, 3 months ago

Everyone lost in the Coutts bank scandal... except Nigel Farage

The Independent  

My editor loves setting challenges. To recap, a terrible fuss, orchestrated by Nigel Farage, ensued when the Brexit campaigner turned chat show host, had his account at Coutts, the private bank owned by NatWest, closed. Everybody thought Coutts was the bank in question – it is Britain’s leading private bank and whenever a private bank is mentioned, Coutts is the …

NatWest debanking findings ‘a work of fiction’, says Nigel Farage
1 year, 3 months ago

NatWest debanking findings ‘a work of fiction’, says Nigel Farage

The Telegraph  

Nigel Farage has described the latest findings of a review into Coutts’ decision to close his bank accounts as “a work of fiction” after it found no evidence of widespread political discrimination. Coutts, which is owned by NatWest, said the second phase of the independent review by law firm Travers Smith looking at customer account closures over the past two …

Nigel Farage reveals his ‘final thoughts’ during Brexit banner plane crash
1 year, 3 months ago

Nigel Farage reveals his ‘final thoughts’ during Brexit banner plane crash

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Probe finds 'serious failings' in way British politician Nigel Farage had his bank account closed
1 year, 5 months ago

Probe finds 'serious failings' in way British politician Nigel Farage had his bank account closed

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NatWest admits serious failings over Nigel Farage’s bank account closure
1 year, 5 months ago

NatWest admits serious failings over Nigel Farage’s bank account closure

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Nigel Farage called ‘sketchy crackpot’ in secret NatWest emails
1 year, 5 months ago

Nigel Farage called ‘sketchy crackpot’ in secret NatWest emails

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Nigel Farage opens new bank account with Lloyds
1 year, 5 months ago

Nigel Farage opens new bank account with Lloyds

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Nigel Farage rejects suggestions he could make Tory party return
1 year, 5 months ago

Nigel Farage rejects suggestions he could make Tory party return

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Debanking: How UK Muslims found common cause with Nigel Farage
1 year, 6 months ago

Debanking: How UK Muslims found common cause with Nigel Farage

Al Jazeera  

Want to hear your voice on The Take? Their cause recently got an unexpected boost from far-right politician Nigel Farage after he uncovered that his account had also been shut down over his political beliefs. This week, the Financial Conduct Authority says a preliminary review has found “no evidence” that banks have shut or denied accounts over customers’ political beliefs. …

No evidence banks closed accounts due to ‘political views’, says review
1 year, 6 months ago

No evidence banks closed accounts due to ‘political views’, says review

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‘The fight goes on’: Nigel Farage demands compensation after Coutts lets him keep bank accounts
1 year, 7 months ago

‘The fight goes on’: Nigel Farage demands compensation after Coutts lets him keep bank accounts

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Senior minister reveals bank account challenges amid Farage row
1 year, 7 months ago

Senior minister reveals bank account challenges amid Farage row

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CEO of royal banker Coutts resigns amid furor over closure of politician Nigel Farage’s account
1 year, 8 months ago

CEO of royal banker Coutts resigns amid furor over closure of politician Nigel Farage’s account

Associated Press  

LONDON — The chief executive of Coutts Bank, long known as the bankers for Britain’s royal family and nobility, has stepped down amid the furor surrounding populist politician Nigel Farage’s complaints that his account was closed because of his political views. CEO Peter Flavel’s resignation came just a day after Coutts owner NatWest Group parted ways with its CEO, Alison …

Banks urged to learn lessons from Nigel Farage row after NatWest boss quits
1 year, 8 months ago

Banks urged to learn lessons from Nigel Farage row after NatWest boss quits

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What is the Nigel Farage row about and what does it mean for me?
1 year, 8 months ago

What is the Nigel Farage row about and what does it mean for me?

The Independent  

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Timeline of events which led to Dame Alison Rose quitting as NatWest boss
1 year, 8 months ago

Timeline of events which led to Dame Alison Rose quitting as NatWest boss

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NatWest has ‘further to go’ in rectifying Nigel Farage row, says Michael Gove
1 year, 8 months ago

NatWest has ‘further to go’ in rectifying Nigel Farage row, says Michael Gove

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UK banking boss apologizes to populist politician Farage over the closure of his account
1 year, 8 months ago

UK banking boss apologizes to populist politician Farage over the closure of his account

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Coutts latest news: NatWest boss apologises to Nigel Farage
1 year, 8 months ago

Coutts latest news: NatWest boss apologises to Nigel Farage

The Telegraph  

Dame Alison Rose, the chief executive of NatWest, has apologised to Nigel Farage over the mishandling of his account closure. In a letter to the former Ukip leader, she said she was sorry for the “deeply inappropriate comments” made about him in internal emails, and said they did not reflect the view of the bank. But her letter contained no …

Treatment of Farage ‘ought to jeopardise’ bank’s licence, senior Tory says
1 year, 8 months ago

Treatment of Farage ‘ought to jeopardise’ bank’s licence, senior Tory says

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Coutts closed Nigel Farage's account because he didn't 'align with their values'
1 year, 8 months ago

Coutts closed Nigel Farage's account because he didn't 'align with their values'

The Telegraph  

Earlier this month, the BBC and the Financial Times reported claims that the reason Mr Farage’s accounts were closed was that they fell below the financial threshold required by the bank. Yet in the 40 pages of documents released to Mr Farage after he made a subject access request to Coutts, the bank repeatedly says he “meets the EC criteria …

Watchdog should prioritise probe into how banks treat politicians – minister
1 year, 8 months ago

Watchdog should prioritise probe into how banks treat politicians – minister

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Nigel Farage’s bank accounts were closed ‘because of a lack of money, not his political views’
1 year, 8 months ago

Nigel Farage’s bank accounts were closed ‘because of a lack of money, not his political views’

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Banks should not close accounts because of people’s views, says Rishi Sunak
1 year, 8 months ago

Banks should not close accounts because of people’s views, says Rishi Sunak

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No 10 issues warning to banks after Nigel Farage uproar
1 year, 8 months ago

No 10 issues warning to banks after Nigel Farage uproar

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Nigel Farage’s Brexit revenge conspiracy theory is not what it seems
1 year, 8 months ago

Nigel Farage’s Brexit revenge conspiracy theory is not what it seems

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Nigel Farage claims his bank accounts were shut down in revenge for Brexit: ‘The corporate world will never forgive me’
1 year, 8 months ago

Nigel Farage claims his bank accounts were shut down in revenge for Brexit: ‘The corporate world will never forgive me’

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Don’t blame Rupert Murdoch or Nigel Farage – Ofcom is responsible for the demise of impartial news
3 years, 6 months ago

Don’t blame Rupert Murdoch or Nigel Farage – Ofcom is responsible for the demise of impartial news

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What next for Nigel Farage?
4 years, 2 months ago

What next for Nigel Farage?

The Independent  

Frog-faced pound shop Mussolini; Or saviour of Britain? Farage now offers the prime minister praise and credit: “Johnson’s Vote Leave Group, which included Michael Gove, just got us over the line” in the 2016 referendum, and now Johnson, in the big picture, has brought back an acceptable Brexit. is his life’s work and the most phenomenal political achievement of our …

Nigel Farage condemned for boat trip into English Channel to report migrant ‘invasion’
4 years, 10 months ago

Nigel Farage condemned for boat trip into English Channel to report migrant ‘invasion’

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage gets his way, and last laugh: Brexit is coming
5 years, 2 months ago

Nigel Farage gets his way, and last laugh: Brexit is coming

Associated Press  

STRASBOURG, France — Nigel Farage, the self-declared “pantomime villain” of Brexit, is leaving his favorite theater — the European Union’s parliament in Strasbourg — this week with a sense of mission accomplished. Everyone thought it was hilarious,” Farage told The Associated Press in an interview, speaking about his early days in the EU legislature in the late 1990s. On top …

Brexit Party’s Nigel Farage investigated by police over vow to ‘take knife to the pen pushers’
5 years, 5 months ago

Brexit Party’s Nigel Farage investigated by police over vow to ‘take knife to the pen pushers’

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Nigel Farage tells Boris Johnson: Lets beat Jeremy Corbyn together
5 years, 6 months ago

Nigel Farage tells Boris Johnson: Lets beat Jeremy Corbyn together

Daily Mail  

Nigel Farage today offers to prop up Boris Johnson in Downing Street 'with a big majority' as long as he commits to leaving the EU without a deal. The poster depicts Mr Johnson and Mr Farage facing one another with simple black and white text in between the two outline Mr Farage's demands Mr Farage says 'together we would be …

Nigel Farage says Trump’s racist attack on Democratic congresswomen was ‘genius’
5 years, 7 months ago

Nigel Farage says Trump’s racist attack on Democratic congresswomen was ‘genius’

The Independent  

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Brexit Party: Electoral Commission launches review into donations and will visit headquarters
5 years, 10 months ago

Brexit Party: Electoral Commission launches review into donations and will visit headquarters

The Independent  

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