This Is Incredible !!!

[Khandro]

Nigel Farage may be hounded out of the UK

[Old_Geezer]

If they all don't want to know, that smacks of an 'old boy' network targeting Nigel. And that ought to be illegal. If someone claims something then proof is necessary before guilt is assigned.

[naomi24]

Absolutely gobsmacked!

[Bobbisox1]

Another witch-hunt !!!

[Untitled]

i wonder why his bank accounts are being closed.

could it perhaps have anything to do with the dodgy and untraceable financing of his various political parties?

[barry1010]

In 2017 Farage said he would quit Britain if Brexit was a disaster. In May 2023 he said Brexit is a disaster. Why is he still living in the UK?

[Khandro]

barry //May 2023 he said Brexit is a disaster. //

I missed that. Where did he say it?

[naomi24]

He said a bit more than that, Barry - he explained why - but few bothered to listen to the rest because the first bit suited them just fine.

Seems to me the Privileges Committee really is … privileged. I’m truly ashamed of what this country has become - corrupt - and that’s something I never thought I’d say.

[Hymie]

This has happened to a number of 'ordinary persons' in the UK, where their bank has closed the account and refuse to say why – but this closure is notified to all other UK banks and they cannot open another account with any UK bank. Often the reason is that some criminal activity has been connected with the account – but the bank will not divulge exactly what to the account holder.

If the bank has done this, then my bet is that following Chris Bryant’s statement in the House of Commons, the bank has noted a payment from some dodgy Russian into his account – and obliged to close his accounts (and notify other UK banks).

[naomi24]

Hymie, had there been criminal activity it wouldn’t have been left at that - and less so for someone like him. Not even a good try.

[ClareTG0ld]

It's possible that Farage is misrepresenting things, eg overstating the situation slightly, or drawing a link that doesn't exist. But on the assumption that he's not, then this would be disturbing, and I hope whatever's going on is clarified soon.

[Hymie]

No the bank is obliged to do this, as I said it has happened to many others – some where they have acted as ‘mules’ with the criminal proceeds passing through their account for a cut.

[naomi24]

And if that happened I imagine the police would be obliged to feel collars.

[Hymie]

The police don’t care much if you’ve been defrauded of many thousands of pounds – if you are stupid enough to let criminals launder cash through your account (for a cut), then expect to be banned from holding a UK bank account.

[naomi24]

Get real, hymie.

[gulliver1]

This is nothing new . Since Brexit most Brits who live in the EU full time and are 100% legal in that Country have had their UK bank accounts closed down.

[Ellipsis]

> It's possible that Farage is misrepresenting things, eg overstating the situation slightly, or drawing a link that doesn't exist.

No! Never!

[Hymie]

The above have been covered on Radio 4’s Money Box, in which it was explained persons who had laundered criminal proceeds through their account were banned from UK banking (from memory I think it was a 6 year ban).

[New Judge]

//Since Brexit most Brits who live in the EU full time and are 100% legal in that Country have had their UK bank accounts closed down.//

And what has that to do with the price of fish? As far as I know, Mr Farage does not live in the EU full time. He lives in the village of Downe, in Kent.

[Gromit]

Probably he’s had dealings with someone who is subject to UK Government sanctions over Russia.
The banks will automatically detect that and the bank(s) will avoid themselves being party to criminality.

[Hymie]

What with the Ukraine conflict and the sanctions applied to many Russian oligarchs, if you have a bank account into which one of these oligarchs has made payments – that may be sufficient to trigger what has happened to this idiot.