Farage slams NatWest 'debanking whitewash'

NIGEL Farage has branded a report commissioned by NatWest into the closure of his Coutts account a politically motivated "whitewash".

-  Christian Calgie

The bank's board appointed law firm Travers Smith in July to carry out an independent review into the debanking scandal that led to boss Dame Alison Rose quitting.

It concluded ditching the former Brexit Party leader was "lawful and in accordance with the relevant bank policies and processes".

But Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest Group, which owns the private bank, conceded "a number of serious failings" including how Coutts communicated with the GB News presenter and how it treated his confidential information.

Dame Alison made an "honest mistake" in disclosing details of the bank account to a BBC journalist, the report said.

It added: "She honestly, but incorrectly, believed that the client had publicly confirmed that he was a customer of Coutts."