Watchdog Report Says No Firms Closed Banks Accounts Due to ‘Political Views’

‘Debanked’ political leaders Nigel Farage and Richard Tice react with anger, calling the report a ‘cover-up stitch-up by the Establishment.’

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

A review by the financial regulator said that no banks reported that they had closed accounts primarily due to someone’s political views.

On Tuesday, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the evidence it has gathered “suggests that no firm closed an account between July 2022 and June 2023 primarily because of a customer’s political views.”