what can the banks tutor reassure nigel farage?- tutor reassure nigel farage?r reassure nigel farage? i'm not sure how much they _ tutor reassure nigel farage? i'm not sure how much they could _ tutor reassure nigel farage? i'm not sure how much they could do - tutor reassure nigel farage? i'm not sure how much they could do to - sure how much they could do to reassure nigel farage. in terms of assuring people they will have access to a bank account rather than in all bells and whistles bank account for that i think that's absolutely critical because as the counter said, you cannot exist without a bank account. one of the issuesis without a bank account. one of the issues is the legal requirement for a politically exposed people. then also there is the decisions about risk and commercial viability. i think what the banks have to do is take a step back with the government and consider exactly who really is a pep and what risks do they pose to the bank and what does that do in terms of peoples ability to get a bank account if they happen to be for example a briti

good day for nigel farage. day for nigel farage.a pet dog understands the media more than coutts's pr department because they've managed to turn in a highly divisive figure like nigel farage. and for many people, they will just never accept isn't a highly accept that he isn't a highly divisive figure. but they've turned you know, turned him into you know, someone fast becoming a someone who's fast becoming a sort national it's sort of national treasure. it's completely ironic. and actually, you know , nigel caused you know, nigel caused controversy . i wouldn't say he controversy. i wouldn't say he loves it, but he thrives on it. and he's really good when it comes to controversy. but it does strike now that i think does strike me now that i think there could be fines for coots here. i think certainly here. i think they're certainly going be in front going to be in front of a commons select committee . this commons select committee. this is beginning this is just the beginning of this story , not the and again, story, not the end. an

for nigel farage, it is a personal— are. for nigel farage, it is a personal crusade _ are.l crusade today, - are. for nigel farage, it is a l personal crusade today, banks are told they want to give customers more notice when they close accounts. relatively few complaints about disclosures, the watchdog last year, for many reasons, for the vast majority, it is business as usual. let's go back to the women's world cup which we set a new state as well because it could bring in a significant tourism boost for countries and australia and new zealand in the spring and kd who was river from sydney and a lot of tourists have been haven't they? it's about 55,000 national tourists to become frustrated in the— national tourists to become frustrated in the strip tourism australia is _ frustrated in the strip tourism australia is hosting _ frustrated in the strip tourism australia is hosting the - frustrated in the strip tourism australia is hosting the world | australia is hosting the world cup election generated 385 million australian dollars or more than a quarter of a billion us do

and nigel be on the nigel farage will be on the case. a lot case. and we're talking to a lot of this throughout of people about this throughout the want to know the programme. we want to know what about this. all what you think about this. all our talking today. email what you think about this. all owatilking today. email what you think about this. all owat gbviews@gbnews.com ail what you think about this. all owat gbviews@gbnews.com but us at gbviews@gbnews.com but first, here's your morning news. rory smith . thank you very much. rory smith. thank you very much. >> andrew, the boss of natwest has resigned after admitting to being the source of an inaccurate story about nigel farage's finances. dame alison rose says she made a serious error of judgement when she discussed mr farage's relationship with cuts to a bbc journalist. mr farage presented evidence last week that his account at the bank had been closed , partly due to his closed, partly due to his political views . while speaking political views. while speaking to us here at gb news, nigel f

whatever you think of nigel farare with. whatever you think of nigel farage and _ with.rage and my politics are - with. whatever you think of nigel farage and my politics are very . farage and my politics are very different from his, banking services should not be withheld from somebody because of their political views, but again we should not blow this out of proportion and there are dozens of banks in the uk which he can thanks —— can a bank with, and essentially coutts is a bank for the super—rich i do not think they would allow me to open an account there either but that does not mean i'm being oppressed. we have got to get this in proportion but there is a serious second issue which is about client confidentiality and i would not expect somebody who worked for... i bank at a not expect somebody who worked for... i bank ata building not expect somebody who worked for... i bank at a building society but i would not expect them to discuss my situation with a journalist either. there is impropriety there that needs to be looked at but it raises wider questions as well a

but now what nigel farage has done is beyond incredible go nigel go . it's incredible go nigel go.orth 18 billion, as he himself says. he's not worth £0.18, but he took them on. he had right on his side. and now the chief executive is far from saying get out. he's saying, hey , please out. he's saying, hey, please come back. and nigel was saying, where's the money? because he a lot of money went on legal fees. he's got his own reputation . was he's got his own reputation. was it damaged by it? yes, it was. were any of those 40 pages true? no. they weren't. he is going to end up here with his account back and with i'm with coutts writing a check. i suspect probably for the thick end of three quarters of £1 million. how incredible. anybody who's ever dealt with a bank in a kind of collision way has always ended up flat on the floor. they have departments which are designed to say do your worst right and good old nigel. what an incredible bloke this is. nobody nobody has ever done what nigel has done. >> a complete capitulation, a complete by coots . complete by coots. >> and i think

john, nigel.joyously accepted that apology, actually graeme joyously accepted that apologan actually graeme joyously accepted that apologan importantactually graeme joyously accepted that apologan important question why raises an important question why did the nation state broadcast to protect the interests of a bank take over its customers ? bank take over its customers? was it because the british bashing corporation shares the bank's communist style mission to eradicate wrongthink and promote its own woke worldview ? promote its own woke worldview? last night the daily telegraph revealed that the natwest ceo wined and dined next to the bbc's business editor , simon bbc's business editor, simon jacques, at a glitzy do and the grand ballroom of london's langham hotel the night before he published the bank's counterclaim about nigel's wealth being insofar isn't so frankly , the whole thing stinks. frankly, the whole thing stinks. this kind of client journalism to protect the interests of london's m

public by nigel farage.ry to _ farage. slightly complicated back story to this entire tale. it was a white _ story to this entire tale. it was a while back— story to this entire tale. it was a while back when nigel farage announced his bank account had been closed _ announced his bank account had been closed and _ announced his bank account had been closed and he said that was due to the bank— closed and he said that was due to the bank being uncomfortable with his political views. 0ne the bank being uncomfortable with his political views. one of the most leading _ his political views. one of the most leading eurosceptic politicians in the uk _ leading eurosceptic politicians in the uk for some time, a politician who regularly rails against what he sees as— who regularly rails against what he sees as political correctness, sometimes going too far. on the bbc reported _ sometimes going too far. on the bbc reported a _ sometimes going too far. on the bbc reported a story that the reason his account— reported a

nigel nigel, course, is to going nigel, of course, is to going defend sadiq khan.rtainly mile an hour limit. certainly but a 20 mile an hour. but it's not a 20 mile an hour. >> it's a two mile an hour limit. >> yeah, i appreciate it. if you're if you're in a big city, then you move an awful lot slower. but the idea of having 20 mile, 20 mile an hour limits, especially it's especially outside schools, it's a you hit a child a good thing if you hit a child at 20 miles an hour, much less likely to kill. absolutely. at 20 miles an hour, much less likeabsolutely. .bsolutely. at 20 miles an hour, much less likeabsolutely. outside y. >> absolutely. outside schools and 20 miles an hour. but sometimes i work 4:30 sometimes i go to work at 4:30 am. the morning and i come am. in the morning and i come in surrey. the minute in from surrey. and the minute you hit greater london, the car is almost stalling to a stop because doing an because it's doing 20 miles an hour on empty roads, empty roads. you can't see a car for half a mile ahead of you. so why aren't the speeds variable

but of course, this nigel's show . course, this is nigel's show.ld be wrong to not mention the big guy at all, as everyone will know by now, there has been a scandal, to say the least, taking place, involving not just nigel's banking, but a lot of other people's as well, loads of other people, all of whom it would appear, it would appear, whom it would appear, it would appear , seem to have quite appear, seem to have quite a similar political bent who are struggling at the moment when it comes to their banking. are they being pushed out of banks? are they being cancelled by banks as a result of their political leanings? well we were a bit sick and tired, frankly, of getting commented people getting no commented by people and decided that it was best and we decided that it was best to go to cootes, which is the banking question, and try to get some answers out of the people that work there. and well, i'm just going to show you now a little taste of how it went . little taste of how it went. >> gb news do you think that nigel farage should have a ban

nigel— a customer or not? on 29th of june, nigel farage _ a customer or not?r or not? on 29th of| june, nigel farage tweeted his accounts had been closed. the next week, the bbc�*s business editor stated that a senior source had told him that the former ukip leader had fallen short of coutts's financial requirements will stop 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 his senior source's information was incomplete and inaccurate. the next afternoon, dame alison admitted to being the source. the natwest board said it netted her error ofjudgment, but said it retained full confidence in her. however, just eight hours later, in the middle of the night, natwest announced she is stepping down. coutts prides itself on having served the brightest and best, it says, for over 300 years. once dubbed the queen's bank, 0nce dubbed the queen's bank, its a stranger

john, nigel.joyously accepted that apology, but sopel actually raises question why raises an important question why did the nation state broadcast to protect the interests of a bank take over its customers ? bank take over its customers? was it because the british bashing corporation shares the bank's communist style mission to eradicate wrongthink and promote its own woke worldview ? promote its own woke worldview? last night the daily telegraph revealed that the natwest ceo wined and dined next to the bbc's business editor , simon bbc's business editor, simon jacques, at a glitzy do and the grand ballroom of london's langham hotel the night before he published the bank's counterclaim about nigel's wealth being insofar isn't so frankly , the whole thing stinks. frankly, the whole thing stinks. this kind of client journalism to protect the interests of london's metropolitan elite, not ordinary brits . it damages our ordinary brits. it damages our democracy and proves why no one trusts the british

nigel farage coots , the nigel nigel farage coots, the banking scandal.any front pages again today. rishi sunak talked about it in the house of commons. many tory mps rishi sunak couldn't quite bring himself to mention trevor kavanagh, but somebody who couldn't who sorry, rishi sunak couldn't bnng who sorry, rishi sunak couldn't bring himself to mention nigel farage, somebody who will is farage, but somebody who will is the son's very excellent columnist. trevor kavanagh trevor, you . first trevor, morning to you. first >> are you there? good morning, trevor, this is a quite an extraordinary story. >> i mean, coots have been caught out, hook, line and sinker here. >> they have . i mean, this is an >> they have. i mean, this is an extraordinary story in every possible way and deep sinister. what we've learned over the last few days is that we do live in a world of big brother , a sort of world of big brother, a sort of stasi type environment, which we thought was only only used to exist. and in the past in other countries. but now we have it here in britai

nigel, we have got nigel on.ot nigel on. nigel will be chatting to you very, very soon with an exclusive update on where he's at with this ridiculous bank cancellation policy that seems to be taking place. zenotek . radio. >> now, as we learn that most high street banks are signed up to stonewall's diversity schemes, the banking saga has taken another twist as the bbc have reported, that the reason for nigel's bank account closure was due to him, quote , falling was due to him, quote, falling below the wealth limit , a claim below the wealth limit, a claim which he has denied. we have reached out to coutts today for a comment on the situation, but we were simply told that they don't comment on individual cases and provided us with no clarity on the situation whatsoever. which is interesting isn't it, because it would appear they were willing to appear that they were willing to comment on an individual case and release potentially very, very private and personal information the bbc? well, we information to the bbc

with nigel farage.being personally abhorrent to - can't coutts decide? but being - personally abhorrent to someone's views— personally abhorrent to someone's views doesn't allow you to stop doing _ views doesn't allow you to stop doing business with them. there are le-al doing business with them. there are legal rights — doing business with them. there are legal rights and liberties in the united — legal rights and liberties in the united kingdom and we have two... it united kingdom and we have two... [i is my united kingdom and we have two... it is my business. hang _ united kingdom and we have two... it is my business. hang on _ united kingdom and we have two... it is my business. hang on a _ united kingdom and we have two... it is my business. hang on a minute, i is my business. hang on a minute, coutts need _ is my business. hang on a minute, coutts need to _ is my business. hang on a minute, coutts need to come _ is my business. hang on a minute, coutts need to come out. - is my business. hang on a

nigel, we have got nigel on.ot nigel on. nigel will be chatting to you very, very soon with an exclusive update on where he's at with this ridiculous bank cancellation policy that seems to be taking place. zenotek . radio. >> now, as we learn that most high street banks are signed up to stonewall's diversity schemes, the banking saga has taken another twist as the bbc have reported, that the reason for nigel's bank account closure was due to him, quote , falling was due to him, quote, falling below the wealth limit , a claim below the wealth limit, a claim which he has denied. we have reached out to coutts today for a comment on the situation, but we were simply told that they don't comment on individual cases and provided us with no clarity on the situation whatsoever. which is interesting isn't it, because it would appear they were willing to appear that they were willing to comment on an individual case and release potentially very, very private and personal information the bbc? well, we information to the bbc

nigel farage. you, nigel farage. thank you, everybody.t just say something. i'm not just saying sat just say something. i'm not just sayin i sat just say something. i'm not just sayin i mean, sat just say something. i'm not just sayin i mean, this sat just say something. i'm not just sayin i mean, this guy sat just say something. i'm not just sayin i mean, this guy takes on here. i mean, this guy takes on a huge amount of stuff on his shoulders. like i've said there. and to an issue and when it comes to an issue like easy like this, just think how easy it to actually not say it would be to actually not say anything. think how easy anything. do you think how easy it how it would be and this is how a lot of get you, right? lot of people get you, right? it's how a lot of the big banks get don't want they get you. they don't want they bank for of bank on the fact, for want of a better you will not better phrase, that you will not come suffer. maybe some better phrase, that you will not comeof suffer. maybe some better phrase, that you will no

and this hasn't only happened nigel. the one happened to nigel.he one highlighting he's fighting highlighting it. he's fighting on people agree on behalf of people who agree with him and who don't. that's very important. and the other pieces that pieces as well. it shows that the much more the left are much more interested attacking people interested in attacking people as long as it's someone they perceive as an enemy, because when it isn't, they rode to the defence of the banks. and if you're at home now and you're some warrior, you some socialist warrior, you must be that your chief be confused that your chief socialist warrior, rachel reeves, is now running to the defence the banks. has defence of the banks. what has happened here is an attack not only on free speech but on people's lives and lively hoods. because most people who will tell you that they've had something this were something like this happen were trying their own trying to run their own business. that's why it's business. and that's why it's very important, notwithstanding that

nigel farage.r the leaking of nigel farage's banking details . farage's banking details. >> good morning. it's 8:00 on wednesday, the 26th of july. this is breakfast on gb news with eamonn holmes and ellie costello leading the news on this wednesday morning . this wednesday morning. >> the chief executive of natwest, alison rose, has resigned . while you have been resigned. while you have been sleeping after admitting to discussing nigel farage's bank account with a bbc journalist. nigel told us he's fighting for other people across the country who are or may be facing similar circumstance . circumstance. >> i'm not just doing this for me. i'm doing it for thousands, maybe tens of thousands of people all over this country who have had their bank accounts closed over the course of the last two years. >> the government has updated its travel advice for rhodes as tourists continue to flee the island. it comes as firefighters tackle blazes across the whole of the mediterranean with sicily, turkey, croa

in the case of nigel farage. general nigel farage.anking should be open but i cannot open to everybody, but i cannot function now. function at a bank now. >> yeah, well, what i think nigel has done though, has been >> yeah, well, what i think n catalyst done though, has been >> yeah, well, what i think n catalyst do everybody has been >> yeah, well, what i think n catalyst do everybody else been a catalyst to everybody else coming saying, a catalyst to everybody else cwas|g saying, a catalyst to everybody else cwas denied saying, a catalyst to everybody else cwas denied a saying, a catalyst to everybody else cwas denied a banksaying, a catalyst to everybody else cwas denied a bank account for i was denied a bank account for no obvious so i think no obvious reason. so i think the is growing as opposed the story is growing as opposed to going away. and it's been really to have really lovely to have a conversation with you today. thanks in. that's thanks for coming in. that's fantastic. gemmell, who's the fantastic. ed gemmell, who's the

nigel think individuals.k is on the right thing by speaking out because it's not just nigel. we've seen like trans groups, our future trans parents groups, our future , thousands of parents who are concerned about transitioning in secret a perfectly legitimate and concern , which is to and valid concern, which is to be mandated in law by kemi badenoch today, having their accounts closed, metro bank cancelled . laurence fox, cancelled. laurence fox, the reclaim party one. i went there. it was impossible to bank we it was impossible to bank and we saw with justin trudeau, saw this with justin trudeau, with the truckers in canada. you're breaking a blockade on the vaccine. therefore we're just going to cut you off. you can't even find yourself. so i think nigel has been fantastic by speaking out because this is an insidious trend. we must stop first. the leaders are first. it's the leaders are next. it'll be all of us. >> you of course, they >> but you see, of course, they would say the bank would say we are a p

this is not just problem for nigel not just a problem for nigel farage right wingers.e or right wingers. it's a problem for sorts of problem for all sorts of organisations, including left wing and wing organisations and commercial organisations , commercial organisations, legitimate companies engaged in things that aren't sufficiently woke to meet the criteria of the banks. and it's got to have a stop put to it woke washing. i mean, the truth is i don't know what they're what they're doing. i think they somehow, especially in our larger corporations , in our larger corporations, they've been gripped with the idea that their job is to peddle a political message rather than to offer better customer services to improve the profit margins of their businesses, keep branches open. in the case of banks , or have any real of banks, or have any real community sense which , you know, community sense which, you know, a branch closing program is not consistent with . so i don't know consistent with. so i don't know where they think they've got this from or why they think their ent

that coutts considered nigel farage s politics a reputational risk.oughout its reporting of this, bbc news has highlighted that its heard from coutts customers who are below the financial threshold and who still have their accounts. and now tonight, dame alison rose, ceo of natwest — which owns coutts — has apologised to nigel farage for the... the letter also promises a... "full review of the coutts process also tonight, 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. live now to our political correspondent damian grammaticas. this correspondent damian grammaticas. is a story tha�* twists this is a story that had a few twists and turns. it this is a story that had a few twists and turns.— this is a story that had a few twists and turns. it is. one thing i think is worth _ twists and turns. it is. one thing i think is worth pointing _ twists and turns. it is. one thing i think is worth pointing out - twists and turns. it i

if you take something like surely surely nigel nigel finish . sorry.ally exposed persons who you are presumably one, what i'm astonished about is that that has also gone too far. astonished about is that that has also gone too far . so why? has also gone too far. so why? why given that every mp knew about it, why did the government not do something about it? it's not do something about it? it's not for nigel farage or gb news to do what you're saying that if a company is poisoning the environment, a bank shouldn't lend to it, not because it's poisoning the environment, but because a bad because that would be a bad business it will go business practise and it will go out business. out of business. >> you've got two firms >> but if you've got two firms carrying lawful businesses, carrying out lawful businesses, surely you should be focussed exclusively as your fiduciary duty on the return to shareholders , not whether you shareholders, not whether you like one company more than another . another. >> no? well, but the problem the problem there is you have

and this hasn't only happened nigel. the one happened to nigel.he one highlighting he's fighting highlighting it. he's fighting on people agree on behalf of people who agree with him and who don't. that's very important. and the other pieces that pieces as well. it shows that the much more the left are much more interested attacking people interested in attacking people as long as it's someone they perceive as an enemy, because when it isn't, they rode to the defence of the banks. and if you're at home now and you're some warrior, you some socialist warrior, you must be that your chief be confused that your chief socialist warrior, rachel reeves, is now running to the defence the banks. has defence of the banks. what has happened here is an attack not only on free speech but on people's lives and lively hoods. because most people who will tell you that they've had something this were something like this happen were trying their own trying to run their own business. that's why it's business. and that's why it's very important, notwithstanding that

for just -- nigel faraj's account.exit comes less than two days after someone stepped down as west chief executive in connection with the same conveyed -- complaint. he later -- it later became clear that part of that decision was related to nigel faraj's political views. let's speak again to chris roebuck, a british economist. he is a good -- has a good idea on how these conversations tend to work. can we start with the resignation, inevitable, given the resignation of someone else? >> it was inevitable on the basis that the decision was taken within the bank and he had set up and he would have signed off on that decision but maybe it is worth mentioning that what they did was that they were not going to remove any possibility of nigel faraj having a bank account as the bank suggests. they were saying, you don't have enough money in the account to keep that and we have to downgrade you to a normal person 's account which he was not happy wh. >> i want you to talk about where the committee put -- got it right and where

nigel himself. from the man at the heart of it all. nigel himself . kwasi all. nigel himself.the superstar panel tonight. we'll be talking to him about this after 10:00. he doesn't seem to want there to be a change in the law , but is that change in the law, but is that what you're saying has to happen ? >> 7- >> he is ? >> he is wrong 7_ >> he is wrong, 7 >> he is wrong , wrong, 7 >> he is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. there needs to be a change in the law and a whole variety of levels. and the ultimate where we need to get to in the end is that every individual in this country must have the right to a bank account and the right to establish their own business and their own business account . business account. >> kwasi kwarteng . wrong, wrong, >> kwasi kwarteng. wrong, wrong, wrong. farage nigel has been very clear about what he thinks about my opinion. >> look, i said in parliament for 14 years, we pass laws all the time and i'm naturally somebody who doesn't think we should just be endlessly legislating . i think banks need legislating. i think banks need to follow guidance a

nigel himself. from the man at the heart of it all. nigel himself . kwasi all. nigel himself.the superstar panel tonight. we'll be talking to him about this after 10:00. he doesn't seem to want there to be a change in the law , but is that change in the law, but is that what you're saying has to happen ? >> 7- >> he is ? >> he is wrong 7_ >> he is wrong, 7 >> he is wrong , wrong, 7 >> he is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. there needs to be a change in the law and a whole variety of levels. and the ultimate where we need to get to in the end is that every individual in this country must have the right to a bank account and the right to establish their own business and their own business account . business account. >> kwasi kwarteng . wrong, wrong, >> kwasi kwarteng. wrong, wrong, wrong. farage nigel has been very clear about what he thinks about my opinion. >> look, i said in parliament for 14 years, we pass laws all the time and i'm naturally somebody who doesn't think we should just be endlessly legislating . i think banks need legislating. i think banks need to follow guidance a

everyone knows exactly what nigel farages views are . what nigel farages views are. customers in the past, dictators of foreign regimes have been brutal , regimes that have been brutal, you know, mafia bosses , you know, mafia bosses, criminals that we that we know of, that's been reported in the telegraph today. so why is nigel farage falling under that threshold? and terms of who threshold? and in terms of who made decision, it's this made the decision, it's this group up within group that they've set up within the the reputational risk the bank, the reputational risk committee, charge of committee, people in charge of trying to make sure the bank doesn't its reputation? doesn't ruin its reputation? well, seem to have made well, they seem to have made a bad job of that. >> it's backfired, hasn't it? >> it's backfired, hasn't it? >> so it all seems to be about because there's two issues. there's pep. you're there's the pep. if you're politically exposed , which is politically exposed, which is a questionable sort of thing in itself, but also this idea of not alignin

please welcome your host, nigel farage. well, we're here in bury greater manchester with a very as classic audience. >> it's going to be a great show. a lot to talk about the kooks. >> we're going to be joined by some great guests. i'll be joined by the local conservative member of parliament, james daly i >> -- >> i'll be joined by john raftery, one of the men to help save bury football club . save bury football club. >> and joining me to talking pints, it's going to be big ron atkinson . but before all of that atkinson. but before all of that , let's get the news with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> nigel, thank you and good evening. this is the latest from the newsroom. the ceo of coutts bank, peter flavell , has stepped bank, peter flavell, has stepped down with immediate effect. its interim boss said the resignation was agreed by mutual consent and is the right decision for coutts. and the wider group. mr flavell says that in the handling of mr faraj's case the bank could fallen below the high standards of person

nigel i hope my bank nigel well, i hope my bank ooeen-i— nigel well, i hope my bank doesn't—are. write back. but they didn't on o— to write back. but they didn't ask a question— to write back. but they didn't ask a question about- i but they didn't ask a question about about inonegenoen— ask a question about about transgender rights, did they? but transgender rights, did they? not no— transgender rights, did they? not no yon— transgender rights, did they? but do you see— transgender rights, did they? but do you see-least- but do you see at least the scale nigel, in that scale of this, nigel, in that nigel farage has been to seven banks and open a new banks to try and open a new account and no one have account and no one will have him. laurence fox has been trying an account for trying to open an account for his if not his for party months, if not years this point, and no one years at this point, and no one will have him. and we are cut out of civil society just because banks have suddenly found based found political opinions based on scoring that conor on the esg scoring that con

but i think that nigel has but the i think that nigel has raised an important issue. i think across the think people across the political i agree political spectrum i don't agree with nigel politics, i don't with nigel politics, but i don't think should be debunked. think he should be debunked. and therefore was right therefore i think it was right that madness. when that day madness. and when i think right natwest think it's right that natwest takes a long, hard look at itself made the itself and those who made the decisions detail, i think decisions in detail, i think that bit of magnanimity that though a bit of magnanimity in calling for in victory, i think calling for the board to go over the whole board to go is over the whole board to go is over the top. need natwest to the top. we need natwest to stay. i mean, most of them won't have known about that. have even known about that. >> i don't understand is >> what i don't understand is why shareholder aren't in why the shareholder aren't in open why the shareholder aren't in opesome of are. >> some of them are. >>

nigel. and now, before you think i've been drinking, i suggested it the drinking, i suggested it to the big earlier. he quite likes big man earlier. he quite likes the and as new report the idea. and as a new report shows, 20 renters are chasing every property that comes onto the market. has britain been caught a perfect storm of caught in a perfect storm of soaring immigration and liberal nimbyism? soaring immigration and liberal nimbyism.7 have you been struggling to find a home recently? if so, we'd like to hear from you. vaiews@gbnews.com next, as the un recommends banning smart phones from classrooms , asking phones from classrooms, asking why the heck were they even allowed in classrooms in the first place? and they're back . first place? and they're back. yes, the sussexes are backing a ridiculous campaign, calling for gender stereotypes in advertising to be smashed. and i say let's bring back ads for when men were real men. all of that to come tonight on dorbz and co. but first, here

i talked nigel he talked to nigel earlier. don't want a parliamentary i want parliamentary inquiry, i want a pubuc public inquiry, maybe even an inquiry headed a royal commission inquiry where you can have give have people subpoenaed to give evidence independent completely independent of the politicalthat? support that? >> do. don't think this >> so i do. i don't think this can politicians to can be left to politicians or to parliament can be left to politicians or to parlithat nt can be left to politicians or to parlithat way. feel that way. >> all banks themselves >> all the banks themselves seemingly >> all the banks themselves seemingknow, were >> you know, these were banks that fail. that were too big to fail. just over ago. and they've over ten years ago. and they've literally now, where they've been they are now, where they've been living payers they are now, where they've been living you payers they are now, where they've been living you natwest|yers money, you know, natwest is still the still owned 38% of it by the st

nigel i hope my bank nigel well, i hope my bank toesn-t— nigel well, i hope my bank doesn't—are.rite back. but they didn't ask a question— to write back. but they didn't ask a question about- i but they didn't ask a question about about transqenter— ask a question about about transgender rights, did they? but transgender rights, did they? nut to— transgender rights, did they? nut to you— transgender rights, did they? but do you see— transgender rights, did they? but do you see-least- but do you see at least the scale nigel, in that scale of this, nigel, in that nigel farage has been to seven banks and open a new banks to try and open a new account and no one have account and no one will have him. laurence fox has been trying an account for trying to open an account for his if not his for party months, if not years this point, and no one years at this point, and no one will have him. and we are cut out of civil society just because banks have suddenly found based found political opinions based on scoring that conor on the esg scoring that conor just if don't just discussed. and if

nigel nigel lawson, the late nigel lawson former chancellor lawson, a former chancellor exchequer brexiteer agree. don't agree >> i don't agree. i don't agree with >> i don't agree. i don't agree witiwell, that's what they're >> well, that's what they're doing, you see. >> she but the daughter of >> but she but the daughter of so others have been caught. >> but she but the daughter of so same rs have been caught. >> but she but the daughter of so same way. ve been caught. >> the same way. >> the same way. >> are a number of tory >> there are a number of tory peers who have had family members, sons and daughters refused. the government said he'd lost. >> was closed down. >> he was closed down. >> he was closed down. >> i know the treasury are >> i know that the treasury are looking but the it looking into this, but the it shouldn't looking into this, but the it shoulthe road. the government down the road. the government needs intervene immediately. down the road. the government needs and1tervene immediately. down the road. the government needs and this ene immediately. down the road. the gov

here is nigel farage- _ cornerstone of our democracy. here is nigel farage.igel farage. let's be _ cornerstone of our democracy. hes: is nigel farage. let's be clear cornerstone of our democracy. fi22 is nigel farage. let's be clear what this a0 page document shows. it shows that on november the 17th, the reputational risk committee met and said i did not, i did not align with their values, that somehow i wasn't part of their diversity and inclusion agenda. and for those regions they should be a glide path to closing my account when the mortgage expires in 2023. let me reemphasise, on that day, the decision was made, the report states very clearly, he does meet our commercial criteria. for them to try subsequently and pretend it is for commercial reasons just is not true. but the very idea that you close out a customer because they have perfectly legal opinions, which, by the way, our majority views in the country, is a very dangerous path. i have been speaking to our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart who has been following the story since it un

. >> nigel thank you . good evening >> nigel thank you. good evening to you. well, the breaking news this hour is that the ceo of natwest has admitted to a serious error of judgement in discussing nigel farage's coutts bank account with a bbc journalist yesterday. the bbc was forced to personally apologise ties to mr farage for its inaccurate reporting on the story. led by business editor simon jack after it reported the reason for mr farage's coutts bank account closure was because it held insufficient funds. mr farage uncovered through a subject access request that this was untrue and that his account had been closed because of unsubstantiated claims about his alleged political views . after alleged political views. after dame alison rose's admission that she'd been the source of the inaccurate bbc story, nats test group issued a statement this evening stating that after careful reflection, they still have full confidence in dame alison rose in her position as ceo. but they hinted that her bonus this year may be affected as a result of the handling of the ma

nigel— that they said. so, how did we get here? nigel farage _ that they said.get here? nigel farage posted - that they said. so, how did we get here? nigel farage posted this - here? nigel farage posted this video on during the 29th saying his account at coutts have been closed and he feared it might be the because of his political views. this is the prestigious bank for the wealthy owned by natwest. a few days later the bbc business editor put out this tweet quoting people familiar with the situation who rejected the notion that the decision was in any way political. it was for commercial reasons. but the nigel farage obtained coutts documents which showed while commercial reasons to play a part, the bank was also worried his views were at odds with its position as an inclusive organisation. that pressure grew. then at quarter to six last night, alison rose admitted she was the source of the bbc story saying, i made a serious error of judgment in discussing stiffer —— discussing nigel farage's relationship with the bank. at 1:29am the board announced alison ro

so nigel, thanks for joining us. expert nigel nelson. so nigel, thanks forjoining us. so what do you think is tony blair going to be seizing control as a back seat driver in a keir starmer government ? government? >> no, but i think he'll be advising it and it's quite right that keir starmer should take advice from a former labour leader who won a landslide in 1997 and had a historic three terms. so it's quite right that keir starmer listens to tony blair's experiences and tries to actually capitalise on them himself as he heads towards number 10. >> how popular do you think, tony blair i mean, obviously he was very popular back in the day, but how popular do you think that tony blair is with the public at large and how popular is he with the labour party members? i think tony blair has turned toxic after iraq , so blair has turned toxic after iraq, so quite blair has turned toxic after iraq , so quite clearly blair has turned toxic after iraq, so quite clearly he's blair has turned toxic after iraq , so quite clearly he's not iraq, so quite clearly he's not popular .

he just we've offered just said, well, we've offered nigel so nigel natwest banking now.e issue? we're not taking banking but but taking his banking away but but they look at the they were were look at the chronology after. but the thing is generally you is it i think generally you can't really if it was a purely privately owned bank offer your services to who you want. the challenge here is the public ownership piece . but i do think ownership piece. but i do think this has got out of hand and i don't think it's of hand, honestly. >> i'm astonished. okay but i'd also disagree. it's not offer services to you want. of course you can offer services to you want it's withdrawing want but it's withdrawing services much more serious services is a much more serious just offered him the sort of the iceland version of bank iceland version of the bank natwest taken away the natwest they've taken away the premium and said premium range and they've said they did that when it became public. the public. that's that's the attempted pr well actually nigel said that he said that i was off

i've got nigel he's going to nigel farage in. he's going to be next in be talking about what's next in his battle against the woke banks following the resignations , the natwest , of course, of the natwest group. dame alison rose and group. ceo dame alison rose and coutts bank head peter flavel i've also got an exclusive interview . we have been waiting interview. we have been waiting weeks for this, folks with former home secretary, home secretary dame priti patel , and secretary dame priti patel, and i'm going to be asking her about why isn't why the government isn't stopping boats, what she stopping the boats, what she thinks net zero, thinks about net zero, the future conservatism itself, future of conservatism itself, and all of those reflections on, well, holding down one of the most important jobs in government. i'm also going to be speaking energy minister lord speaking to energy minister lord martin mp martin callanan and labour mp barry gardiner, and i'll be speaking with andrew read, who has written the inside of has w

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but i think that nigel has but the i think that nigel has raised an important issue. i think across the think people across the political i agree political spectrum i don't agree with nigel politics, i don't with nigel politics, but i don't think should be debunked. think he should be debunked. and therefore was right therefore i think it was right that madness. when that day madness. and when i think right natwest think it's right that natwest takes a long, hard look at itself made the itself and those who made the decisions detail, i think decisions in detail, i think that bit of magnanimity that though a bit of magnanimity in calling for in victory, i think calling for the board to go over the whole board to go is over the whole board to go is over the top. need natwest to the top. we need natwest to stay. i mean, most of them won't have known about that. have even known about that. >> i don't understand is >> what i don't understand is why shareholder aren't in why the shareholder aren't in open why the shareholder aren't in opesome of are. >> some of them are. >>

nigel consultancy. scandal has farage banking scandal has claimed victim, the ceo, claimed another victim, the ceo, peter resigned. peter flavell. he's resigned. he says bears ultimate says that he bears ultimate responsibility for the decision to close the gb news presenters account. i'm nana akua. this is gb news. britain's news channel. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. solar proud sponsors of weather on. gb news. i'm solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. i'm alex deakin. on. gb news. i'm alex deakin. >> this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. things are turning a bit brighter through the rest of today. some sunny spells, but there are a few heavy showers around as well. still pretty humid this area of humid feel. also this area of low pressure will bring plenty of showers for the weekend, but back to today, these weather fronts clearing away. as fronts are clearing away. so as i many places are i said, many places are br

i think what they've they've picked on they've done, they've picked on nigel. agree nigel. with nigel's views, but with all of nigel's views, but i respect right to have those respect his right to have those views. they've views. but i think they've picked on wrong you picked on the wrong person. you know, a campaigner . know, he is a great campaigner. he is a public figure and he will get a lot of support on this throughout the country. >> indeed. look , this >> indeed. now, look, this chilling , a lee chilling warning today, a lee has come from the national director of the health service has come from the national directo that:he health service has come from the national directo that routine .th service has come from the national directo that routine nhs rvice has come from the national directo that routine nhs care saying that routine nhs care will be at a virtual standstill as a result of the strikes next week by the consultants. remember, lots of them on six figure salaries anyway , mick figure salaries anyway, mick lynch is going to be on the picket line and that sure

you wouldn't nigel. wouldn't be cancelled, nigel. that, you know, chris was worried the was worried about the reputational of reputational damage to them of having farage a client. there having farage as a client. there reputations in toilet as reputations in the toilet now as it is now, i mean, it's probably the worst of bankers the worst own goal of bankers has performed since the has actually performed since the last banking crisis. >> i think you're right. >> yeah, i think you're right. >> yeah, i think you're right. >> with everything >> and i agree with everything amanda just said that amanda has just said there that nigel pursue this as far nigel should pursue this as far as it will go . i think the as it will go. i think the government needs to he needs to launch investigation launch an investigation to find out who been cancelled out who else has been cancelled in the same way. and there is a big question mark over whether dame alison rose the £5 million a year how she still there and stay in place. >> she could simply answe

i wonder how inclusive it is if you don't accept nigel farage?— nigel farage?, i actually don't - nigel farage? having read the i report, i actually don't think that is the _ report, i actually don't think that is the reason why they closed his account. the report makes it clear that the _ account. the report makes it clear that the reason they closed his account— that the reason they closed his account was that nigel paid off his mortgage, and the house was released as a security, _ mortgage, and the house was released as a security, that brought him below— as a security, that brought him below the _ as a security, that brought him below the criteria for an account at that bank, — below the criteria for an account at that bank, which we should remember is a specialist provider of private banking — is a specialist provider of private banking services to very rich people _ banking services to very rich people. |f— banking services to very rich --eole. . banking services to very rich eo . le, ., ., , banking services to very rich --eole. ., ., people. if that was