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Brexit Champion Farage’s Account Furore Puts Heat on NatWest
Nigel Farage has said he felt embarrassed when he was told that Coutts — a UK bank for the wealthy — was planning to close his account. But he fought back, with his campaign drawing support from the prime minister and Elon Musk. According to Farage, one of the most prominent politicians behind the UK’s 2016 decision to leave the European Union, what’s at stake is freedom of speech and the principles of democracy. He claims that Coutts dropped him because of his personal views and that an unchallenged decision would mean the UK is no different than a “Chinese Communist-style social credit system.” ... (full story)