nigel farage says he also wants dame alison rose to face mps. also wants dame alison rose to face mp5ison rose to face mps. ~ . , ., face mps. i think what needs to ha en is face mps. i think what needs to happen is the — face mps. i think what needs to happen is the treasury - face mps. i think what needs to happen is the treasury select i happen is the treasury select committee needs to reconvene, come out of recess, and let�*s give her the opportunity to tell us the truth.— give her the opportunity to tell us the truth. one other development _ tell us the truth. one other development to _ tell us the truth. one other development to - - tell us the truth. one other development to - the - tell us the truth. one other - development to - the government development to — the government is now proposing new rules to make sure that if a customer�*s account is closed there are more opportunities to appeal at the bank must provide details of the reason why. ros atkins there. let�*s talk to susannah streeter, head of money and markets at the investment company hargreaves lansdown. the governm

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we begin with news that the chief executive of natwest group, dame alison rose, has resigned after admitting she made a "serious error ofjudgement". she had been heavily criticised for being the source of an inaccurate bbc report about mr farage�*s account at coutts, which is part of natwest group. after the announcement, natwest shares fell more than 2.5%. the uk government currently has a 39% stake in the bank, but has been selling down its holding over the past few yea rs. dame alison was paid just over £5 million last year. natwest has not yet responded to a question on whether she will get an exit payment. we're nowjoined by frances coppola, who's an independent banking analyst. let's start at the beginning. you would on newsnight alongside nigel farage last week. you have been doing some investigating on to the source of some of this confusion. what did you find? i source of some of this confusion. what did you find?— source of some of this confusion. what did you find? i actually looked at the dossier _ what did you find? i actually looked at the dossier of _ what did you find? i actu

dame alison - untenable. perfectly clear to me that dame alison rose l untenable. clear to | me that dame alison rose is unfit to be the ceo of a big group, and, that howard davies who was supposed to be in charge of governance, has failed as well. given that we have a 39% stake in this, we, the great british public, i think at that investor statement on friday morning, the government ought to say we don't have any competence in this management. frankly, i think they should all go. last think they should all go. last week mr farres _ think they should all go. last week mr farres presented evidence that his account at coutts had been closed indefinitely due to his political values contrasting with the bank's values. that printed a story by bbc�*s simon jack who sourced... it was for commercial reasons, the source said. the bbc has since apologised for its inaccurate reporting. dame alison said she should not have... and in a statement she said... the treasury had previously said people should be able to exercise lawful freedom of expression without the fear of having

jeremy hunt is now reported to have significant concerns about the future of natwest group ceo dame alison roseission that she was the source of the inaccurate bbc story reporting on the closure of nigel farage's coutts bank account. dame alison gave a statement this evening saying that i recognise in conversations with simon jacques of the bbc, i made a serious error of judgement in discussing mr farage's relationship with the bank. well the financial times is tonight reporting that senior government ministers are also indicating they believe her position is now untenable. it follows a statement issued earlier on this evening by natwest group itself , saying natwest group itself, saying that after careful consideration action, the board had full confidence in dame alison rose in her position as ceo . turning in her position as ceo. turning our attentions to greece now, where three people have confirmed been confirmed to have lost their lives as a result of the wildfires there in including two pilots on board an aircraft which was fighting the flames in the hills . the plane crashed the hills.

says he wants to know if dame alison rose is the bbc�*s source. demand of dame alison rose to face mps. i think what needs to happen is the treasury select committee needs to reconvene, come out of recess, and let's give her the opportunity to tell us the truth. one other development — the government is proposing new rules to make sure that if a customer's account is closed, there's more opportunity to appeal and the bank must provide details of the reason why. ros atkins reporting there. we've recently reported on concerns about hospital "do not resusicate" forms, an end—of—life care decision that can be appropriate for some people. our investigation led to dozens of people getting in touch, with evidence that the system, particularly in england, has significant ongoing problems. some families have told us that patients and medical staff are regularly confused by the process. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the latest. denise smith was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year. the 50—year—old had a do not resuscitate decisio

says he wants to know if dame alison rose is the bbc�*s source. , the bbc hasn't revealed the source of its story. mr farage also made this demand of dame alison rose to face mp�*s. i think what needs to happen is the treasury select committee needs to reconvene, come out of recess, and let's give her the opportunity to tell us the truth. one other development, the government is proposing new rules to make sure that if a customer's account is closed, there's more opportunity to appeal and the bank must provide details of the reason why. votes are being counted in three importany by—elections in england, that are being seen as tests of confidence in rishi sunak, and his conservative government. the constituences of uxbridge and south rice—lip in london— borisjohnson's old seat, selby and ainsty in north yorkshire, and somerton and froome in the south west, were all won with sizeable majorities by the tories, at the last general election. with sizeable majorities by the tories, at the last general election. but there are real fears within the party,

you know, should launch some sort of inquiry into dame alison rose . me alison rose. >> but i definitely think that, you know, he was owed an apology. >> he's got one. >> he's got one. >> but i think that the company has further to go in order to make sure that this matter ends appropriately. >> and breaking tonight out, howard davies has ignored those calls and offered his full backing to the ceo, dame alison rose . in a board statement, he rose. in a board statement, he said as dame rose recognises , said as dame rose recognises, she should not have spoken in the way she did. this was a regrettable error of judgement on her part. however, after careful reflection, the board has concluded that it retains full confidence in her as the ceo. now that extraordinary vote of confidence comes despite rose's admission that she was not the source behind the bbc business editor simon jacks. fake news about farage banking . fake news about farage banking. so this is what she's had to say , believing it was public knowledge , i repeated what mr knowledge, i repeat

you know, should launch some sort of inquiry into dame alison rose . me alison rose. >> but i definitely think that, you know, he was owed an apology. >> he's got one. >> he's got one. >> but i think that the company has further to go in order to make sure that this matter ends appropriately. >> and breaking tonight out, howard davies has ignored those calls and offered his full backing to the ceo, dame alison rose . in a board statement, he rose. in a board statement, he said as dame rose recognises , said as dame rose recognises, she should not have spoken in the way she did. this was a regrettable error of judgement on her part. however, after careful reflection, the board has concluded that it retains full confidence in her as the ceo. now that extraordinary vote of confidence comes despite rose's admission that she was not the source behind the bbc business editor simon jacks. fake news about farage banking . fake news about farage banking. so this is what she's had to say , believing it was public knowledge , i repeated what mr knowledge, i repeat

why does dame alison rose , who earns does dame alison rose, who earns £5.5 million a year, wear suchve terrible clothes. do not look at anything. >> all those big bags of cash. >> all those big bags of cash. >> i'd buying something entirely. absolutely. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> well, dolly parton used to say a fortune to look say it costs a fortune to look this cheap. >> sam lister and >> that's it from sam lister and stephen that's it from stephen pound. that's it from carole malone, she's carole malone, because she's not with had can't it >> i've had i can't do it tomorrow , but been tomorrow, but it's been a fantastic i it. fantastic week. i loved it. i hope do, too. hope you guys do, too. >> you're speaking . >> but you're speaking. >> but you're speaking. >> it me? okay, that's it >> oh, is it me? okay, that's it . britain's today? no . britain's newsroom today? no i'm not coming in next. >> the live desk with the >> it's the live desk with the fabulous mark longhurst and the fabulous mark longhurst and the fabulous pip what's fabulous pip tomson. what's coming up coming

dame alison rose had to right. lison rose had to go to cabinet ministers were calling for her to go , and it's calling for her to go, and it's clear that he's not satisfied. he's not going to stop here. he wants the whole board go and wants the whole board to go and he to see change the he wants to see change in the whole banking industry. >> interesting >> and it's really interesting the all of this. i the timing of all of this. i mean , just yesterday, the bank , mean, just yesterday, the bank, the group, was standing the natwest group, was standing by alison they said they by alison rose. they said they had full confidence her. and had full confidence in her. and then at this morning, the then at 145 this morning, the board announced that she was stepping down. it does look as though it's pressure from the government that made them reverse this decision . reverse this decision. >> yeah, it does look that way . >> yeah, it does look that way. and mustn't forget that and you mustn't forget that natwest is 40% owned

and of course, dame alison rose . as you know, dame alison rose. breaker, if you like, breaking through in this very male environment to get to the top of a big bank, but which has fallen through it now, though, isn't she? 5.2 million a year? and it sounds like she's likely to get up to that to go away ? that to go away? >> well , thank you for that, >> well, thank you for that, catherine this is gb news. this is we are the people's channel, honestly, 5.2 million. well, we move on because whilst many in this country suffered over the winter due to the freezing temperatures and had to sacrifice things like food and put extra jumper to avoid put on an extra jumper to avoid switching the heating due to switching on the heating due to the costs of energy, the spiralling costs of energy, the spiralling costs of energy, the companies behind this who made lives a living hell made our lives a living hell were basking in glory and were basking in the glory and have just posted obscene profits. not all their profits. it's not all their fault. i mean, who can

at 5a0 2p and yesterday we had this statement from natwest, saying that dame alison rose had been theout why nigel farage had his account closed. the board of the bank said that we have consonant in alison rose to continue leading the bank. nigel farage got his own tv show, and went on that show to say that it wasn't good enough. he said that she broke client conventionality and that she needed to go. a few hours later, there was an emergency board meeting, at1:20pm, —— 1:20am, there was an emergency board meeting, at1:20pm, ——1:20am, a bizarre time to get statements, let alone from this kind of country, we got a statement to say that she had departed. bbc news had understood that downing street had serious concerns about her leadership. why does that matter? because the uk taxpayer is still a a0% shareholder, the major shareholder in natwest. when you have lost confidence in terms of your major step shareholder, the government, then you have to go. it was right for her to go, but there are questions now of what happened behind—the—scenes to lead to these changes in status, fought nig

well nigel farage calling for a cultural change within the banking industry after natwest boss dame alison roseramatically stood down in the early hours of this morning despite natwest board saying just yesterday evening that it had full confidence in dame alison. >> she stood down after downing street indicated it has significant concerns about the bank's handling of mr farage's account with its subsidiary. coots well , natwest shares fell coots well, natwest shares fell by more than 3% at one stage earlier today. >> let's go live now to natwest hq and speak to our political reporter catherine forster . and reporter catherine forster. and catherine, an indication from nigel farage that he wants now the whole board to consider it's considering action and also calling for a cultural change across the banking sector to. >> yes, that's right. nigel farage accepted the apology from the bbc business editor simon jack, a day or so ago . then, of jack, a day or so ago. then, of course, we had dame alison rose's statement last night . rose's statement last night. right at that point, it looked like she

dame alison rose, the natwest boss who has stepped down over the row about closing nigel farage's account commercial decision, but had incorrectly denied it reflected his political views, too. she was seen as a highly experienced banker, a safe pair of hands to handle the accounts of hands to handle the accounts of millions, until now. the first rule — of millions, until now. the first rule of— of millions, until now. the first rule of banking - of millions, until now. the first rule of banking is i of millions, until now. iia: first rule of banking is client confidentiality, and she, over a sociable dinner with simon jack, the bbc business editor, clearly said some things that weren't very wise. since when is a bank a moral arbiter of who they deem to be suitable as a customer or not? fin who they deem to be suitable as a customer or not?— a customer or not? on 29th of june, a customer or not? on 29th of june. nigel— a customer or not? on 29th of june, nigel farage _ a customer or not? on 29th of june, nigel farage tweeted i a customer or not? on 29th of| june, nigel farage tweeted his ac

and this all emerged last thursday when, of course, i got a letter of apology from dame alison rose,ho is the ceo of the entire natwest group . i felt entire natwest group. i felt that the bbc, frankly, were being a little bit slow in correcting the story and changing the headline. and i thought the hurt the story had caused me was such that actually i really, really, really wanted an apology. well bbc apologies are very, very rare . they only are very, very rare. they only happen once every few years . but happen once every few years. but today i got that apology and it began with simon jack, the bbc's business editor, and he says the information on which we based our reporting on nigel farage and his bank accounts came from and his bank accounts came from a and senior source. a trusted and senior source. hmm. interesting however, the information turned out to be incomplete and inaccurate . incomplete and inaccurate. therefore, i would like to apologise to mr farage on top of that, i got a letter this afternoon in which i was pleased to get, and it came from deborah turness , the ce

dame alison rose . well, joining me alison rose.e dewberry, her show is on the way, but michelle, reaction to that? >> cor blimey. i'll tell you, i've been watching all of this unfold distance. i am a unfold from a distance. i am a long standing natwest customer. i appalled, appalled by i am a appalled, appalled by this. and what's interesting in response statement that response to the statement that you've out, the board you've just read out, the board have said, and i quote , that it have said, and i quote, that it retains full confidence in ms rose as the ceo of the bank. well i don't mean to be rude, but client confidentiality is bafic but client confidentiality is basic 101. the trainee would learn that on day one. and if the trainee was not able to respect that and leak information about customers, they'd be out the door . so the they'd be out the door. so the very, very top dog here, it's outrageous and will be carry on carrying on this conversation on my show a few minutes. my show in just a few minutes. >> not. well, absolut

and this all emerged last thursday when, of course, i got a letter of apology from dame alison rose,ho is the ceo of the entire natwest group . i felt entire natwest group. i felt that the bbc, frankly, were being a little bit slow in correcting the story and changing the headline. and i thought the hurt the story had caused me was such that actually i really, really, really wanted an apology. well bbc apologies are very, very rare . they only are very, very rare. they only happen once every few years . but happen once every few years. but today i got that apology and it began with simon jack, the bbc's business editor, and he says the information on which we based our reporting on nigel farage and his bank accounts came from and his bank accounts came from a and senior source. a trusted and senior source. hmm. interesting however, the information turned out to be incomplete and inaccurate . incomplete and inaccurate. therefore, i would like to apologise to mr farage on top of that, i got a letter this afternoon in which i was pleased to get, and it came from deborah turness , the ce

it was so—called inclusive policies spearhead , aided by dame alison spearhead, aided by dame alison roset led to the debunking of nigel farage and indeed the inclusive policies of unilever that have served to benefit the russian army as its staff are set to be conscripted unopposed, even purcell won't wash this stain away . and has the stain away. and has the conservative government learned the lessons of the uxbridge by—election that the electorate is firmly sceptic of costly net zero policies? the signs are there and the sands seem to be slowly shifting. as michael gove has indicated , a review of heat has indicated, a review of heat pump policies as well as changes in energy performance certificates. state of the nafion certificates. state of the nation starts now . nation starts now. i'll also i'll also be joined by a particularly incisive panel this evening, the former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, and the pr tycoon and former labour kevin craig . labour councillor kevin craig. as ever, i want to hear from you . it's the most important part of programme mail of the programme.

because only at tea time yesterday, dame alison rose was saying yes , that alison rose was saying yesde, you know, a serious error of judgement , but serious error of judgement, but she wasn't going anywhere. and she wasn't going anywhere. and she had the board's full support at that point. of course , that at that point. of course, that changed with that emergency board meeting. follow following noises from number 10 and the chancellor making it clear that they were deeply unhappy with they were deeply unhappy with the situation and she's gone. but nigel farage, i think this is as he said, really only the beginning because, of course, it's not just about nigel farage and coutts bank. it's about free speech, isn't it? and it's about banks respecting confidential 40 of their customers. and so we've seen the fallout today . natwest seen the fallout today. natwest has dropped by 4% in its value of its shares as it's wiped . of its shares as it's wiped. about £850 million off the value of the company. a company that is 39% owned by us, the british taxpayer, because of course they were bai

concerns about the significant concerns about the future of natwest group ceo dame alison rose following her admission that she was the source of the inaccurate bbc story reporting on the closure of nigel farage's coutts bank account. dame alison gave a statement this evening saying that i recognise in conversations with simon jacques of the bbc, i made a serious error of judgement in discussing mr farage's relationship with the bank. well the financial times is tonight reporting that senior government ministers are also indicating they believe her position is now untenable. it follows a statement issued earlier on this evening by natwest group itself , saying natwest group itself, saying that after careful consideration action, the board had full confidence in dame alison rose in her position as ceo . turning in her position as ceo. turning our attentions to greece now, where three people have confirmed been confirmed to have lost their lives as a result of the wildfires there in including two pilots on board an aircraft which was fighting the flames in the hills . the plane crashed the

as dame alison rose resigns as natwest ceo. so why are the left still sneering at his brave crusade against woke banks .7 woke banks? >> you've run seven times and lost seven times, but are you really not going to have this? >> i'm sick to death of your condescending tone. it's about time i was teasing you. >> mr farage. >> mr farage. >> i was teasing you >> i was teasing you. you weren't. he wasn't . weren't. he wasn't. >> i'll explain why the fight for our freedom has only just begun a special digest. next. begun in a special digest. next. and then my superstar piano. and tonight, she's back. christine hamilton. he's back. adam brooks and matthew lazar , too. plus, and matthew lazar, too. plus, star daily telegraph columnist celia walden is live to give her unrivalled analysis on the scandal and why liberal media elites like adil ray are completely missing the point by continuing to attack the popular views of farage. also coming up tonight, kevin spacey cleared of all sex charges against him as he gives an emotional statemen

davies, the chairman , expressing his the chairman, expressing his regret for the fact that dame alison rose natwest, had had to go . he's made it had had to go. he's made it clear this morning that that was a decision they'd initially said they had full confidence in her. then they changed their mind in the early hours of the morning. and that that was a decision because of political pressure based , because she got it wrong, based, because she got it wrong, but because it was political pressure. >> pressure. >> well, they knew she'd admitted, hadn't she, that she'd made this inaccurate statement . made this inaccurate statement. >> she admitted to a serious error of judgement in inaccurately briefing a bbc. >> it wasn't just an error of judgement. she broke client confidentiality. >> she she did. and of course, the information commissioner, whose office has been all over it, know, you it's fairly it, you know, you it's fairly basic, isn't it? banks are not not to discuss personal information with anybody , information with anybody, certainly not the media. but so then there was an abrupt a

as dame alison rose resigns as natwest ceo. so why are the left still sneering at his brave crusade against woke banks .7 woke banks? >> you've run seven times and lost seven times, but are you really not going to have this? >> i'm sick to death of your condescending tone. it's about time i was teasing you. >> mr farage. >> mr farage. >> i was teasing you >> i was teasing you. you weren't. he wasn't . weren't. he wasn't. >> i'll explain why the fight for our freedom has only just begun a special digest. next. begun in a special digest. next. and then my superstar piano. and tonight, she's back. christine hamilton. he's back. adam brooks and matthew lazar , too. plus, and matthew lazar, too. plus, star daily telegraph columnist celia walden is live to give her unrivalled analysis on the scandal and why liberal media elites like adil ray are completely missing the point by continuing to attack the popular views of farage. also coming up tonight, kevin spacey cleared of all sex charges against him as he gives an emotional statemen

of the natwest group , dame of the natwest group, dame alison rose. she is now confessed. she was indeed the source that leaked this information to the bbc. get this. so everybody, the board there apparently have, i quote , there apparently have, i quote, a full confidence in her in her role. well, i say this, quite frankly, she should resign. and if the board do indeed have full confidence, then they should follow her out the door. to what do you make to what has been going on.7 and of course, fires everywhere . and so it seems what everywhere. and so it seems what is going on. some saying the climate is on fire, other people saying it's arsenal at play of the media being over sensationalist in their reporting . over in the house of reporting. over in the house of lords. we've got a life peer aged 33 that's now just drawing its laughable. who gets a lifetime job, not least age, 30 years of age. we've got men dressed as women trying to get access to female locker rooms. it's all kicking off in sheffield and get this, we've got massive sky high excess deaths in this country

the head of natwest, dame alison rose, reveals she was the person who discussed nigel farage�*s relationshipith coutts with a bbcjournalist — admitting it was a serious error ofjudgement. two pilots are killed in greece when their water bombing plane crashes as they try to fight forest fires. record numbers of people are homeless in england — living uncertain lives in temporary accomodation. and plunging into a cleaner river seine as paris aims to welcome swimmers back next year for the first time in a century. on newsnight at 10.30 — where it stands, the war in ukraine. as putin destroys grain stores in the danube and the black sea and increases his armed forces, is a time for the west to lean in more? good evening. we're going to start tonight with a report from yemen — where there's no sign of an end to the eight year long conflict in the arab world's poorest country. these boys — hashim, bader and amir — arejust some of the children who've grown up in the firing line — in a country where more than 11,000 children have been killed or maimed in the fighting. there's been less violence sinc

the natwest chief executive officer , dame alison rose, has officer, dame alison rose, has confessedo being the source of the story that leaked the personal financial details of nigel farage, the bbc also, of course, turned out to be untrue . who she claims to have leaked the information on unintentionally. so the ceo of natwest has admitted to being a careless gossip. she has to go. is britain's broken new home office data have revealed that an average of 584 burglaries went unsolved every day in england and wales last year , io% england and wales last year, 10% worse than the year before . is worse than the year before. is there light at the end of the crime ridden tunnel? and is this country destined for a gloomy day ? dystopia in which we return day? dystopia in which we return to the days when a man with a red flag had to walk in front of a car that speed limits get slower and slower. eminent author and journalist frederick forsyth has compared the metropolitan police to the communist east german ministry of security after being taken to court over its own administrative error.

i mean, keir starmer the other day did come out and say that dame alison rose , the say that dame alisonst, was right head of natwest, was right to resign said it was resign and said that it was totally unacceptable what she'd done. leaking of information done. the leaking of information and you know, de—banking someone because of their political beliefs , said he felt sorry for beliefs, said he felt sorry for nigel farage. but the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves , took chancellor, rachel reeves, took a rather different view. she said that she was concerned as what she regarded as the bullying of a woman and of course, dame alison rose. you know, she's a woman who's risen to the top in a very male dominated industry. but of course she still has to be held to the same standards as anybody else. and so we will see. it does seem like to be the tip of the iceberg in terms of nigel's got this campaign going. he's clearly got the bit between his teeth and we're hearing more and more cases now of people who've had their bank accounts taken away. sometimes after ten, 20, 30 years and very often

peter flavel�*s departure comes a day after dame alison rose stood down as natwest�*s chief executive, is here. is this the end of it? well, natwest certainly hopes so. peter flavel, hardly a household name, but for seven years he was the head of coutts, that bank for the wealthy which prides itself on discretion, offering a premium service, instead it is at the centre of a row about indiscretion and lapsed standards. dame alison rose, as you say, not quite 48 hours ago, made the dramatic overnight exit after admitting to being the source of a story which the bbc carried in which it was claimed that the reason nigel farage�*s accounts were closed were purely down to the fact he didn't meet the financial criteria. we now know that was incomplete and inaccurate information. she says that at the time she was not aware of documents that coutts had in which they expressed concerns about his views. there was a political angle to this. and as a result we can now see peter flavel accepting responsibility for coutts�* failures and stepping down. set your alarm because at 7am tomorrow we have f

my nominee is dame alison rose, because yours, i believe.ts of that company. she reduced public ownership in that country, in that company. >> have you seen the natwest share at moment? share price at the moment? >> a mistake. and then share price at the moment? >> know a mistake. and then share price at the moment? >> know whatistake. and then share price at the moment? >> know what she:e. and then share price at the moment? >> know what she did?|d then share price at the moment? >> know what she did? she en do you know what she did? she did stood aside. >> she didn't. >> she didn't. >> she didn't. >> she apologised and stood aside. she is a good woman. she did. >> she clung on to her job. >> she clung on to her job. >> . well, that's a bizarre >> okay. well, that's a bizarre nomination . i'm going to go with nomination. i'm going to go with andrew jenkins , though, and andrew jenkins, though, and andrew jenkins, though, and andrew griffiths his good andrew griffiths for his good work on the farage scandal . work on the farage scandal. poli

dame alison rose, the natwest boss who stepped down over the row about closing nigel farage's accountectly denied that it reflected his political views too. she was seen as a highly experienced banker, a safe pair of hands to handle the accounts of millions, until now. the first rule of banking is client confidentiality, and she, over a sociable dinner with simonjack, the bbc business editor, clearly said some things that weren't very wise. since when is a bank a moral arbiter of who they deem to be suitable as a customer or not? on 29thjune, nigel farage tweeted that his accounts had been closed. the next week, the bbc�*s business editor tweeted that a senior source had told him the former ukip leader had fallen short of coutts' financial requirements. mr farage obtained a document revealing that coutts had said "his views do not align with our values". two days later, dame alison apologised for the deeply inappropriate comments. six days later, the bbc apologised to mr farage. the business editor tweeted that his senior source's information was incomplete and inaccurate. the next af

the boss of natwest, which owns coutts, dame alison rose, has apologised to mr farage.at was written in the letter. so this is a letter that's being sent to all the big banks on monday. and in the letter, andrew griffiths essentially says that there's significant concerns from both houses of parliament about this issue of accounts being closed. he said that the government would defend the freedom of expression. he said that that's a fundamental right for all british people. and on the back of that, he said that he's essentially hauling in all the bank bosses to come in and discuss this. and it's not unusual for bank bosses to meet with the treasury, but given the context of this, that's why it's very poignant. tell us a bit about how we got here. that's right. so well, actually, the government's been looking into this whole issue for quite some time. but of course, as you mentioned, there has been a spotlight on all of this recently because of the row involving nigel farage, who is the former ukip leader and brexit campaigner. now his account was closed by coutts, which

my nominee is dame alison rose, because yours, i believe.ts of that company. she reduced public ownership in that country, in that company. >> have you seen the natwest share at moment? share price at the moment? >> a mistake. and then share price at the moment? >> know a mistake. and then share price at the moment? >> know whatistake. and then share price at the moment? >> know what she:e. and then share price at the moment? >> know what she did?|d then share price at the moment? >> know what she did? she en do you know what she did? she did stood aside. >> she didn't. >> she didn't. >> she didn't. >> she apologised and stood aside. she is a good woman. she did. >> she clung on to her job. >> she clung on to her job. >> . well, that's a bizarre >> okay. well, that's a bizarre nomination . i'm going to go with nomination. i'm going to go with andrew jenkins , though, and andrew jenkins, though, and andrew jenkins, though, and andrew griffiths his good andrew griffiths for his good work on the farage scandal . work on the farage scandal. poli

farage is calling for the entire board of banking giant natwest to resign — after chief executive dame alison rosely hours of wednesday morning. dame alison has admitted she was the source of an inaccurate bbc story about the closure of mr farage's accounts at natwest�*s private banking arm, coutts. she'd claimed the former uk independence party leader didn't meet the financial criteria for an account. but it subsequently emerged his political views were also a factor. our economics correspondent dharshini david reports. more women than ever are starting new companies. dame alison rose, the natwest boss who stepped down over the row about closing nigel farage's account. she admitted she told the bbc it was a commercial decision but had incorrectly denied it reflected his political views too. she was seen as a highly experienced banker, a safe pair of hands to handle the accounts of millions. until now. the first rule of banking is client confidentiality. and she, over a dinner, a sociable dinner with simonjacques, the bbc business editor, clearly said some things that weren't very wise. since when

the boss of natwest — which owns coutts, dame alison rose, has apologised to mr farage.ge, who is the former ukip leader and brexit campaigner. now, his account was closed by coutts, which is the private bank that is run and owned by natwest. mr farage said that he fought his account had been shut because of his political views. he subsequently obtained a document relating to his suitability as a coutts customer, and that document flagged concerns that mr farage was xenophobic and racist, and that there was reputational risk in having him as a client. natwest�*s boss, which is dame alison rose, has since apologised to mr farage for these comments, which she said were deeply inappropriate. but mr farage says that she now needs to go in front of mps to explain what has happened here. golf and american brian harman has won the open. it's the first major for the 36—year—old american. he finished on 13 under par. nearest rivals were six shots behind. he kept his composure with a final round of 70. australia has retained the ashes. no play was possible on day 5 of the fourth a

alison rose . rose sorry, >> dame alison rose. howard davies, who i'll ask you in in a minute. you know, the press has been bullying her. well, no. she unfortunately leaked your personal to somebody personal information to somebody at bbc. at the bbc. >> this is identity politics. this is because she's a woman. it's not right. she's lost her job. couldn't care less. i job. i couldn't care less. i couldn't care less what sex she is, what gender she is. i couldn't less colour couldn't care less what colour she is. not interested. she is. i'm not interested. i believe in a meritocracy where you ability and you're you rise on ability and you're judged what do. and are judged on what you do. and are you to sue natwest and you tempted to sue natwest and coutts because they've given away information? coutts because they've given away they've information? coutts because they've given away they've away nation? coutts because they've given away they've away my on? well, they've given away my personal they've personal information. they've a b

it was so—called inclusive policies spearhead , aided by dame alison spearhead, aided by dame alison roseand indeed the inclusive policies of unilever that have served to benefit the russian army as its staff are set to be conscripted unopposed, even purcell won't wash this stain away . and has the stain away. and has the conservative government learned the lessons of the uxbridge by—election that the electorate

dame alison rose that she would stand down-— dame alison rose that she would stand down. ., ~ , ., .,updating us on the breaking _ stand down. thank you for updating us on the breaking news. _ police in england and wales will no longer respond to concerns about mental health if there's no risk to life or a crime being committed. ?the government says welfare calls are stopping officers fighting crime but mental health leaders say lives could be put at risk, as our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. i'd say there was at least one mental health job a shift. quite recently we had a man hanging out of a first floor window, bathroom window, trying to get out to kill himself. pc april clarke four years in thejob, during which she's become used to handling suicide attempts. i feel responsible for the life at that moment. like because it is quite literally in my hands, especially with that incident, like, you can't let them go. you can't let anything happen to them. you've just got to do what you can and reassure them and their family until the right help can come along. a life at

unveiled bumper profits, the result of higher interest rates and proof that under the management of dame alison rosetially said he had full consequence in dame alison rose after she admitted to being the source of inaccurate information given to the bbc about the closure of nigel farage's account. only for her to depart eight hours later. he said the reaction, the political reaction in the intervening period made it clear her position was untenable. however he also confirmed he is staying. he says he needs to provide stability and all those events are in the past. but are they really? he also confirmed natwest has appointed a law firm to oversee a review into the closure of this account and it means that debate over how banks treat their customers, particularly when it comes to freedom of expression, could have further to go. now to the battle over wind farms and new oil fields in scotland. the development is controversial but so are alternatives to the lucrative oil industry with worries on shetland about a massive onshore wind farm. shetland is different. a world away from london and edinburgh. wi

so it's dame dame rose with the dame alison rose with the shenanigans that's occurred this week withs, so we know all it. she's been saying all about it. she's been saying things that she shouldn't have said. she broke confidentiality and shared information to whoever that would listen to her, probably. then we've got the duke and duchess of sussex . the duke and duchess of sussex. this is harry and meghan. now they've come out with i mean, it's like a weekly nonsense slot with these pair. they're sort of suggesting when we have suggesting now that when we have adverts on tv or wherever that men should be seen washing pots and women should be seen doing manual jobs . and women should be seen doing manual jobs. i mean. i mean. i mean my missus regularly sweeps the chimney. there's nothing wrong with that. but i wouldn't put it you were a coal put it on. you were a coal miner. was coal miner. miner. i was a coal miner. >> yeah. you've done very well. absolutely. a deputy chairman of the conservative party. how did youi know. and then number >> i don't know. and then number three, james

here in the uk, the boss of natwest bank dame alison rose has admitted she was the source of an inaccurate the closure of nigel farage's bank account. the corporation reported based on conversations that the former brexit party leader's account had been shut for purely commercial reasons. he later published documents showing his political views were also taken into account. dame alison said she had made a serious error of judgment. our business correspondence has more details. what else can you tell us about the latest developments? this what else can you tell us about the latest developments?— what else can you tell us about the latest developments? this has been the latest twist _ latest developments? this has been the latest twist in _ latest developments? this has been the latest twist in a _ latest developments? this has been the latest twist in a saga _ latest developments? this has been the latest twist in a saga that - latest developments? this has been the latest twist in a saga that has i the latest twist in a saga that has gripped headline writers in the uk over the last month.

david it's dame alison rose , the duke and dame alison rose, the duke and duchess of sussex , or james think i'm going to go for i mean, i do a lot of washing up at home because i'm a househusband. a lot of the time. >> yeah. >> yeah. and >> yeah. and so >> yeah. and so i >> yeah. and so i don't >> yeah. and so i don't mind. but having to force it on people, you know, they're ideals . so i'm going to give it to, um, the duke and duchess of sussex. >> well, if you're watching harry and meghan wilkey of the week , awarded by david van de week, awarded by david van de poppe , legend from the 80s, you poppe, legend from the 80s, you are wokeist of the week. so don't go away. coming up after the we've got stephen the break, we've got stephen pound, alex pound, ex—labour mp and alex burghart, current conservative mp . join me camilla tominey from 9.30 on sunday morning in an exclusive interview, i'll be quizzing former home secretary priti patel on everything from the government's rwanda plan to whether the tories should ditch net zero. >> and after the sensation resignations of the heads of

the boss of natwest dame alison rose has apologised to mr farage.oes this letter actually say? reporter. what does this letter actuall sa ? , , , , ., actually say? this is being sent to all ma'or actually say? this is being sent to all major banks _ actually say? this is being sent to all major banks on _ actually say? this is being sent to all major banks on monday - actually say? this is being sent to all major banks on monday and i actually say? this is being sent to all major banks on monday and in | actually say? this is being sent to - all major banks on monday and in the letter, andrew griffiths is saying that there are concerns from both houses of parliament of accounts being closed. he says they will defend the freedom of expression, a fundamental rights for all british people and on the back of that he said he's essentially hauling in all the bank bosses to come in and discuss this. it the bank bosses to come in and discuss this.— the bank bosses to come in and discuss this. it is not unusual for bank bosses _ discuss this. it is not unus

that is why he says dame alison rose had to leave. this is what nigel farage had to say.rom the board at six last night defending her position. the first rule of banking is client confidentiality. and she, over a sociable dinner with simonjack, bbc business editor, said things that were not wise. the bbc were belt and braces on this and this was confirmed by the ceo of bbc news in a letter to me. they rang her the next morning and said, are you ok with this information being published? she said yes. simonjack put it out. you cannot do that, you cannot be in banking at any level, from cashier right through to the boss of natwest, you cannot breach confidentiality. it is right she has gone. however, it brings into question the whole of the board. the chairman of the natwest group, ceo of coutts, the subsidiary. because of how they behave, i think they should all go. that was nigel farage speaking about his concerns, calling for the entire board to go. this narrated some serious questions about banks being able to close the accounts of customers that they do not like, regard

— is the latest to quit the firm, following in the footsteps of its former chief executive, dame alison rose*s chief economics correspondent dharshini david. peter flavel is the man who has been in charge of coutts for the last seven years or so and he's accepted full responsibility. and he has now gone. natwest is hoping to draw a line under things with results coming out in the morning and we should say that while this is a crisis, this is a reputational one, not a financial one. analysts describe natwest�*s finances as being reassuringly dull, benefitting from interest rates and getting fully back on track from the financial crisis. what isn't dull however is this row. can the chairman stay and what does this mean for banks relating to their customers and their services? meanwhile, oil and gas prices fell sharply this year, and that's weighing on energy companies, like oil giant shell which posted a 56% slump in profits for the second quarter, missing forecasts. energy giant exxonmobil is due to report their latest earnings later today. tim waterer is the chief market analyst at kcm trade

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