Nigel Farage claims Coutts checking account was shut down over his 'values'

Nigel Farage has claimed his checking account was closed down after Coutts determined his views β€œdo not align with our values”.

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The former UKIP chief said last month that the unique financial institution - utilized by the Royal Family - had written to him to inform him each his private and enterprise accounts had been being closed, and there had been no rationalization.

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Mr Farage claimed in a video on Twitter this was as a result of him being a "politically exposed person" or PEP, and that closing his financial institution accounts was a part of a plan to pressure him out of the UK.

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But each the BBC and Financial Times reported the financial institution didn't need his customized as he didn't come up with the money for in his accounts.

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Now, the Brexit campaigner claims to have a 40-page doc exhibiting he met the "criteria for commercial retention", however his views meant they wished him to depart, starting from his place on LGBT+ rights via to his friendship with former US president Donald Trump.

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Writing within the Telegraph, Mr Farage stated: "Between 2014 and 2016, when I first banked with Coutts, no problems ever arose. After Brexit became a reality, everything changed."

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He stated the report claimed he was seen as "xenophobic and racist", repeated claims he was a fascist in his schooldays, and stated his earlier remarks had been "distasteful and appear increasingly out of touch with wider society".

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Taking to social media, Mr Farage added: "I thought the purpose of companies was to return dividends to their shareholders, and in this case that's you and me… we are the shareholders.

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"But they're extra bothered about placing up rainbow flags and being in style at dinner events in Chelsea than they're about really earning profits."

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Sky News has contacted Coutts for a response.

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