This is after days of political and media pressure over the handling of the closure of nigel raj s bank accounts. emma simpson was in the newsroom. we are getting a lot of reaction to this already. what has been said, and then we will go onto what has been said by nigel al faraj. it what has been said by nigel al-fara . . , , ., , al-fara . it has been a terrible few weeks al-faraj. it has been a terrible few weeks for natwest. al-faraj. it has been a terrible few weeks for natwest. yesterday - al-faraj. it has been a terrible few weeks for natwest. yesterday the | al-faraj. it has been a terrible few- weeks for natwest. yesterday the ceo resigned, admitting a serious error ofjudgment and discussing mrforage with the bbc. now the ceo of coutts, prestigious private bank for the wealthy, a subsidiary of natwest, he
Is a statement from the board at six last night defending her position. the first rule of banking is client confidentiality. she over a sociable dinner with simonjack, the bbc business editor, said things that were not wise. the bbc were belt and braces on this and this was confirmed by the ceo of bbc news in a letter to me. they rang her the next morning and said, are you ok with this information being published? she said yes. simonjack put it out. you cannot do that, you cannot be in banking at any level, from cashier right through to the boss of natwest, you cannot breach confidentiality. it is right she has gone. however, it brings into question the whole of the board. the chairman of the natwest group, ceo of coutts, the subsidiary. frankly, because of how they behave, i think they should all go.
Account inaccurate details of his account at coutts part of the natwest group. he now wants more resignations. i think this brings into question the whole of the board. you know, the chairman of the natwest group, the ceo of coutts, the subsidiary. frankly, because of how they behaved, i think they should all go. rishi sunak said it was right that dame alison step down we ll be asking why the government felt the need to intervene. also on the programme. the man who spent 17 years in prison convicted of a rape he says he didn t commit today the court of appeal considers whether to quash his conviction. the terrible suffering of yemen s youngest citizens as the civil war leaves parents unable to feed their children. and the race to rent, the numbers feeling private properties has tripled since 2019. on the bbc news channel, spain and japan become the first to progress
Inaccurate details of his account at coutts part of the natwest group. he now wants more resignations. i think this brings into question the whole of the board. you know, the chairman of the natwest group, the ceo of coutts, the subsidiary. frankly, because of how they behaved, i think they should all go. rishi sunak said it was right that dame alison step down we ll be asking why the government felt the need to intervene. also on the programme. the man who spent 17 years in prison convicted of a rape he says he didn t commit today the court of appeal considers whether to quash his conviction. the terrible suffering of yemen s youngest citizens as the civil war leaves parents unable to feed their children. and the race to rent, the numbers feeling private properties has tripled since 2019. on the bbc news channel, spain and japan become the first to progress
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