“Freedom Of Speech MATTERS!” Julia Hartley-Brewer Skewers Labour MP

TalkTV’s Julia Hartley-Brewer grills Shadow Levelling Up Minister Alex Norris Coutts closing Nigel Farage’s account. Alex: “I spend my day-to-day worrying about inflation for my constituents.“ Julia: “Freedom of speech matters! We wouldn’t be in the mess we are in if we’d had more.“ Nigel Farage has claimed he has obtained documents showing prestigious private bank Coutts decided to close his account because his views “do not align with our values”. The former leader of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) said he got hold of a report from the bank’s reputational risk committee used to justify the closure via a subject access request. Writing in The Telegraph, he said: “I believe Coutts targeted me on personal and political grounds, for its report reads rather like a pre-trial brief drawn up by the prosecution in a case against a career criminal.” The report mentioned his comments about Brexit, his friendship with tennis star Novak Djokovic and a perception that he was regarded as “racist and xenophobic”, he said. The BBC had previously suggested the Brexit leader fell below the financial threshold needed to hold an account with Coutts. Coutts requires its customers to borrow or invest at least £1 million or save at least £3 million, according to an eligibility questionnaire on its website. #talktv #talkradio #farage #bank #bankaccount