Major Bank Rejects Brexit Figure as ‘Reputational Risk’

Reform Party leader Richard Tice claims he had a loan rejected last year because of his political views

Richard Tice (R) listens as Nigel Farage speaks during the launch of the Brexit Party at BG Penny & Co, in Coventry, England, on April 12, 2019. Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

Key Brexit figure and Nigel Farage ally Richard Tice had a loan rejected from a major bank because it deemed him a “reputational risk” for being the leader of the Reform UK party, a financial document has shown.

The Reform UK party leader Richard Tice has claimed he was debanked because of his political views after he was denied a business loan in April last year after it was risk assessed by Swiss Re.