Nigel Farage claims to have proof that bank closed his account over his ‘values’

Former Ukip leader says he has a copy of a Coutts committee report showing decision was not based on his finances

Nigel Farage has claimed to have obtained documents showing a prestigious private bank closed his account because his views “do not align with our values”, rather than due to not meeting a financial threshold.

The former leader of the UK Independence party said he got hold of a report from Coutts’s reputational risk committee used to justify the closure via a subject access request.