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Nigel Farage is lobbing fresh allegations against Coutts, alleging that the private bank<\/a> closed his account because of his politics. <\/p>\n

The former Brexit Party<\/a> leader posted a video on Twitter Tuesday saying that he had obtained a 40-page document after filing a “subject access request” with Coutts to learn more about the bank\u2019s rationale for closing his account.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Coutts, a unit of taxpayer-backed bank NatWest Group, was previously reported to have closed Farage\u2019s accounts because he had fallen below the financial threshold \u2013 something Farage said he was not aware of. <\/p>\n

Farage said the document he obtained mentions “Brexit” 30 times; “Russia” 22 times; “Donald Trump” 14 times; “Racist” nine times.<\/p>\n

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Fox News Digital has reached out to Coutts for comment as well as Farage\u2019s spokesperson seeking a copy of the memo. The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper<\/a>, said the memo showed Coutts had decided that Farage’s views did “not align” with the bank’s values.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Coutts told media outlets that its decisions to close accounts “are not taken lightly and take into account a number of factors including commercial viability, reputational considerations, and legal and regulatory requirements.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“As the client has previously confirmed, alternative banking arrangements have been offered within the wider group.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Farage told Reuters the issue “raises very broad questions about our banks and how deeply political they have become.”<\/p>\n

“A lot of people in prominent political roles will be scratching their heads and thinking will I be next?” he said.<\/p>\n

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Farage previously said he believed it was because he was deemed a “politically exposed person” (PEP), meaning banks have to apply additional scrutiny to accounts.<\/p>\n

The government has said it is looking into concerns that banks are blocking customers over their political views and has said it passed legislation to make rules for a “politically exposed person” (PEP) less onerous.<\/p>\n

“This is wrong. No one should be barred from using basic services for their political views,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. “Free speech is the cornerstone of our democracy.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reuters contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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