NatWest face βbig fineβ threat3 Aug 2023 20:30
It comes after Hunt revealed that he has been a victim of a similar occurrence, with online bank Monzo denying him of an account before he became Chancellor.
He said Nigel Farageβs case is a βchillingβ reminder of what society could be headed towards without freedom of speech.
βWhat I would say is, as a major shareholder of NatWest, we were very concerned after this error of judgmentβ, he said.
βIn a free society, being able to say what you believe is a fundamental human right and in the modern world we all need bank accounts.
βSo if you have to worry that you might be expressing a view that someone in the bank doesn't agree with, you could lose your bank account.
βThat has a chilling effect on free speech. That is not acceptable. It is also against the banking regulations.