Sunak Vows Crackdown as MPs Slam Closure of Farage Bank Account

Rishi Sunak said the government will crack down on banks that deny financial services to clients for expressing their opinions, as the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank account drew criticism from Conservative MPs.

“It wouldn’t be right if financial services were being denied to anyone exercising their right to lawful free speech,” the prime minister told Parliament on Wednesday. “Having consulted on the payment services regulations, we are in the process of cracking down on this practice by tightening the rules around account closures.”