2023-06-30 15:48:34
The former party leader UKIP and one of the main drivers of Brexit, Nigel Farage, You have accused your bank of closing your personal and professional accounts for no apparent reason. He has done so through a video posted on Twitter, in which he explains that the entity —whose name he did not want to reveal— informed him of the closing your accounts two months ago and that, in a letter received this week, hardly got any explanations about this decision. Farage has pointed to those responsible for financial institutions to act against him for the role he had in the Brexit referendum celebrationwhich, according to him, was opposed by the great economic powers.
The far-right former MEP explained that, after notifying him of the closure of his accounts, he contacted seven other banks that they also rejected him as a client. “I have not been given any explanation or recourse as to why this is happening to me. It is a serious political persecution at the highest level of our system. The establishment is trying to force me to leave the UK closing my bank accounts”, he assured in his statement.
Farage points to a possible explanation for the fact that the former chairman of the privileges committee of the British Parliament, Labor Chris Bryantaccused him in March of last year of receive a payment of 550,000 pounds (about 640,000 euros) from the Russian state media, Russia Today (RT). Some accusations that Farage has denied and that, he assures, have led him to be a “not person”. “I won’t be able to charge interest on my deposits, I won’t be able to borrow money or get a mortgage. This prevents me from existing and functioning in the UK of the 21st century”, lamented the former politician, who currently works as a presenter on the ultra-right channel GB News.
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The former UKIP leader has also opened the possibility, without providing any evidence, that banks refuse to provide him with an account due to his status as Politically Exposed Person (PEP), a denomination with which the European Union determines those politicians, judges or other high institutional positions who, due to their level of responsibility, are subject to increased banking surveillance to avoid possible corruption. “This forces them to comply more”, she has assured. Farage is confident that the Government will review this name and its legal application in the United Kingdom.
seven years after the Brexit referendum and after retiring from politics, Farage continues to launch his proclamations via GB News and feeding the most far-right sector of British society. Despite the fact that many have accused him of defending the exit from the European Union and subsequently turning his back on the voters, the former politician continues to present himself as a victim of the great economic powers opposed to Brexit. “Probably the corporate world will never forgive me, because they know that if I had not done what I did, with the help of thousands of people from our people’s army, a referendum would never have been held, let alone won. I am the one who has to take the blame.”
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