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Independent review, launched after Nigel Farage’s complaints, finds bank may have breached procedural rules

By Najat Kantouar NatWest Group said that an independent review into its closures procedure confirmed that its decision-making was consistent with relevant standards, and that there was no...

NatWest Group PLC on Friday said a review into account closures at private bank Coutts, most notably involving former Ukip leader Nigel Farage, found no evidence of discrimination due to political...

Good evening. The Duke of Sussex has said his £140,600 damages award after bringing a phone hacking claim against Mirror Group Newspapers at the High Court was a “great day for truth as well as accountability”. Elsewhere, Piers Morgan has claimed Prince Harry’s “real mission” is “to destroy the British monarchy” as he responded to the ruling.

The bank says that while the review has largely cleared Coutts of poor practice in the closure of accounts, there are areas it will improve based on a set of recommendations.

The second phase of a review by NatWest into account closures by its private bank Coutts found potential regulatory rule breaches but no evidence of discrimination over peoples politics, the...

An external review has found no evidence of political discrimination in the closure of customer accounts at NatWest’s Coutts arm, the bank said on Friday.

NatWest’s Coutts subsidiary had no formal process for debanking customers for non-financial reasons and suffered from “deficiencies” in the way it communicated with exited customers, according to a

NatWest commissioned a review after admitting failings in handling Nigel Farage's account.

Coutts, which is owned by Natwest, said it recognises there are “lessons to be learned” from the way it communicates with customers.