NatWest decision to close Nigel Farage’s bank accounts was lawful, says report

But internal investigation finds failings in group’s handling of Coutts move and treatment of ex-Ukip leader

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NatWest’s decision to close Nigel Farage’s bank accounts was lawful but there were “serious failings” in how it treated the former Ukip leader, an independent review commissioned by the bank has found.

Lawyers hired by NatWest Group said the lender had acted “in accordance with the relevant bank policies and processes” when it decided to shut the accounts Farage held at its private bank Coutts.