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  • Nigel Farage, a prominent Brexiteer and broadcaster, claimed that his bank accounts have been closed without given reason, suggesting serious political persecution at the highest level.
  • Farage refused to name the prestigious banking group involved but stated that the closures were part of an establishment plot to force him out of the UK.
  • Other parties and politicians on the right of politics, such as the Reclaim Party and Reform UK, have also reportedly been denied bank accounts or had accounts closed, indicating a coordinated effort by financial institutions to target right-wing figures.
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can he not open a bank account at a normal, “chain,” type bank in the UK? The equivalent would be a Bank of America or Chase in the U. S. - banks where branches are commonly found in nearly any city or state. If he’s only been disallowed from banking with a few “prestigious” banks, well, boohoo. Join a normal bank like the rest of us filthy poor, Nigel. Or, better yet, move to Russia and suck on Putin's evil, rotting teat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

He probably could, but that would stop him grifting. The rumour is that the bank who closed his account was Coutts, who are the most exclusive of the exclusive (they handle the Royal Family's bank accounts...)