“King Charles Should PERSONALLY Apologise To Nigel Farage” Over Coutts Account Row - Alex Salmond

Nigel Farage has praised the Government following reports ministers are considering making new laws to stop banks closing customers’ accounts because they disagree with their political views. The former UKIP leader said MPs are “beginning to realise that this system is coming for them as well” after his bank accounts were closed by Coutts because his views “did not align with” its values. TalkTV’s Mike Graham is joined by former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who says King Charles “should personally apologise to Nigel Farage”. “Given that Coutts is the royal bank… I don’t think Nigel would settle for anything less than a full-frontal apology from King Charles.” In a new statement, a Coutts spokesperson said: "We recognise the substantial interest in this case. We cannot comment on the detail given our customer confidentiality obligations. "However, it is not Coutts policy to close customer accounts solely on the basis of legally held political and personal views. "Decisions to close an account are not taken lightly and involve a number of factors including commercial viability, reputational considerations, and legal and regulatory requirements. "We recognise the critical importance of access to banking. When it became clear that our client was unable to secure banking facilities elsewhere, and as he has confirmed publicly, he was offered alternative banking facilities with NatWest. That offer stands. "We understand the public concern that the processes for ending a customer relationship, and how that is communicated, are not sufficiently transparent." #nigelfarage #coutts #bank #government #freespeech #talktv #talkradio