Jeremy Clarkson has claimed banks are giving way to “woke warriors” after it emerged bank Coutts closed Nigel Farage’s account due to his political views. The former UKIP leader called for a Treasury Select Committee inquiry into NatWest after it emerged the
Nigel Farage has found a prominent ally amid claims his bank shut down his account because he was “politically exposed”. Jacob Rees-Mogg has launched a push to stop banks shutting down individuals’ accounts because they are a “politically exposed person”, a move
Banks have been accused of putting the nation’s security at risk by refusing to do business with Britain’s defence industry. The Ministry of Defence has launched a probe after dozens of military companies “large and small” complained they were denied banking services
EU laws which are said to let banks close accounts over their political views are set to be scrapped, in plans being looked at by ministers. The City watchdog has been ordered by treasury officials to urgently review the rules concerning “politically
The Treasury will tell banks and building societies that they must uphold and protect free speech, according to reports. It comes amid a slew of accusations – spearheaded by Nigel Farage – that customers have had their accounts closed for expressing political
High Street banks are facing demands to offer higher interest rates to their loyal savers (Image: GETTY) High Street banks are facing demands to offer higher interest rates to their loyal savers. Industry regulators should make High St giants improve “meagre” and
A farmer who illegally tore out a row of trees along a section of riverbank has been sent to prison for a year. John Price, aged 68, hired a team of builders to bring an 18-ton digger down to the Lugg river
French prosecutors said the offices of five Paris banks were raided Tuesday as part of widening tax fraud investigation spanning four continents. The raid targeted some of France’s biggest banks, including Société Générale and BNP Paribas and the Paris offices of HSBC
Lebanon’s embattled currency hit a new low Tuesday, trading at an unprecedented 100,000 Lebanese pounds to the dollar on the black market as the crisis-hit country’s banks went back on strike. The pound has kept sinking since Lebanon’s financial meltdown erupted in
A woman has died after a freak accident saw her reverse into a flowing river in Ireland as shocked onlookers alerted emergency services. Sara Ahmed, 30, tragically died in the shocking incident that took place in Castlebar, Ireland. Emergency services rushed to the