BBC Apologises to Nigel Farage Over Report on Bank Account Closure

Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage speaks during the Brexit: Let's go WTO rally by the Leave Means Leave Brexit Campaig in Central Hall on Jan. 17, 2019 in London, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images

The BBC has apologised to Nigel Farage for suggesting his Coutts bank account was closed due to lack of funds rather than his political views.

The former Brexit Party leader claimed earlier this month that the prestigious bank he had been with for over 40 years has closed his account with “no explanation.”