BBC apologises to Farage over account closure story

[The BBC has apologised to Nigel Farage
over its inaccurate report about why his
account at Coutts bank was closed.
On 4 July, the BBC reported Mr Farage no longer
met the financial requirements for Coutts,
citing a source familiar with the matter.
The ex-UKIP leader later obtained a Coutts' report
which indicated his political views
were also considered.

He thanked BBC CEO Deborah Turness - who has written
to him - and business editor Simon Jack
for their apologies.
"It's not often that the BBC apologise.
But for the BBC to apologise
I'm very very pleased,
" Mr Farage said.

"Jack says, in the tweet, that his information
came from a trusted and senior source.
I would suggest that it may well have
been a very senior source.
More on this a bit later," he added.
Mr Jack, who tweeted his apology,
said his story was "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," Mr Jack continued.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66288464

the boss of nat west met with the reporter for dinner the night before the story broke. It's inconceivable that she didn't give the reporter dodgy information

She has now confirmed she was

THis stupid woman must now go

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...farage-coutts/

sack her

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has "significant concerns" about the conduct of NatWest boss Dame Alison Rose, BBC News has been told.

Dame Alison admitted a "serious error" in talking about Nigel Farage's relationship with its private banking arm Coutts.

She said she had been wrong to respond to questions from the BBC about Mr Farage's account being closed.

Dame Alison has faced calls to resign from Mr Farage and several Tory MPs.

Those calling for her resignation include former cabinet minister David Davis.

Nigel Farage, the former leader of UKIP, had demanded NatWest explain how his financial information was made public as the row over his bank account closure escalated.

NatWest said it still had full confidence in Dame Alison at the helm.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66308627

[Dame Alison Rose quits as NatWest boss
after admitting leaking information about
Nigel Farage's 'de-banking' to the BBC]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nking-BBC.html


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quite right too. But, Nat West is still in deep poo, because it is the culture within the bank

Yes the whole lot of them need to go and all the banks need new rules .

Their investors meeting on Friday should be fun, how many more heads will have rolled by then ??

Dame Alison Rose
removed from the Prime Minister's Business Council


SkyNewsHD City Reporter

I've no liking for Farage.
I had thought he was making a mountain out of this issue but concede I wasn't correct in that.

I think this is an absolute mess and a scandal for this Bank.
I have to applaud Farage for even keeping on it too to expose what is a scandal.

A lot more heads need to roll on this issue not just the person who has for her massive betrayal of a customer's trust.
For all customers of all Banks.
Something has to be done to ensure fairness and protection of customers after this scandal.
Not leave them to do as they like.

There are NW forums on Fb where huge swathes of people were being locked out of their bank accounts.
Nigel Farage has rightfully used his platform, not only to speak out about the wrongs done to himself, but to all those other victims who didn't have that platform and he's not stopping there.

Well done Nigel

NatWest shares sank to the bottom of the FTSE 100 following the resignation of chief
executive Dame Alison Rose.

The bank’s shares have declined as much as 3.5pc - their worst decline in a month - after
Nigel Farage called for the “whole board to go”. £600 MILL WIPED

Nigel spoke to Ch4HDnews
he was with that bank for 43years.


Both Sunak and Starmer have stated
Nat West are in the Wrong
in taking away his Coutts Bank Account

Amazing

Labours Lloyd Russell-Moyle
was just in Nigel's studio
he is backing Nigel.


As Lloyd has had trouble with banks
closing down on him

That MP is a Pure Remainer
but that has nothing to do with Banks
Debanking thousands

He has signed up with Nigel's campaign

BBC News Text:
[Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
being accused of "damaging UK plc"
and failing to follow due process,
amid concern over anonymous briefings
that triggered the early-hours resignation
of NatWest boss Dame Alison Rose.]

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BBC News Text:
[Business leaders are demanding tougher banking
controls amid claims that thousands of accounts
are being closed on flimsy grounds and leaving
account holders with no explanation or compensation.
MPs are also said to be launching an
inquiry into the scale of the closures.]


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BBC News Text :
[The FT leads on NatWest struggling to contain
the fallout from the closure of Nigel Farage's
bank account as regulators announced investigations
and shareholders lashed out at the board]

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[NatWest as the bank faces an investigation
into whether it broke the
law over the Farage scandal.]

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