Nigel Farage's Coutts account closed as bank felt GB News presenter 'did not align with their values'
Coutts (left) and Nigel Farage (right)
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A BOMBSHELL document reveals the real reason Nigel Farage’s bank account was closed with the GB News presenter being labelled a racist and xenophobe.
The 40-page dossier shows Coutts chiefs made a concerted effort to “exit” him as a customer as they didn’t believe the former Ukip leader aligned with their views.
They also cited his support of former US President Donald Trump and tennis champion Novak Djokovic and his GB News debates about the Covid-19 vaccines as reasons for the cancellation.
Nigel was also labelled a backer of Russia President Vladimir Putin as part of his war with Ukraine war and a transphobe for retweeting a clip of Ricky Gervais’s stand-up routine.
Coutts chiefs attempted to 'exit' Farage
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Coutts cited at least 83 media articles as part of its smear campaign in the file which mentioned ‘Russia’ 144 times, ‘Brexit’ on 86 occasions and ‘racist’ had 12 instances.
Nigel will reveal the full details of the document on his GB News show today at 7pm.
It comes after he revealed Coutts, which serves the Royal Family, shut down his account.
Coutts bank in LondonPAHe believed it was due to political reasons and an excuse of him being a politically exposed person was used.
Nigel said: "The establishment are trying to force me out of the UK by closing my bank accounts.”
A Coutts source later briefed the BBC claiming the reason for the cancellation was that he fell below the financial threshold.
The bank requires at least £1million with the bank or £3m in savings.
The source said: "The criteria for holding a Coutts account are clear from the bank's website.”
But Nigel hit back: "They didn't have a problem with it for the last ten years."
The former Brexit Party leader recently told how he was seeking legal advice.
He said: “Quite why a bank thinks ethically or legally they can discuss anything about my financial affairs with the BBC and a wider audience is totally and utterly beyond me.”