Coutts chief govt Peter Flavel has resigned over his dealing with of Nigel Farage’s checking account.
Mr Flavel stepped down by mutual consent and with fast impact, in accordance with Paul Thwaite, the interim boss of NatWest Group, which owns Coutts.
“Within the dealing with of Mr Farage’s case we have now fallen beneath the financial institution’s excessive requirements of private service”, Mr Flavel mentioned. “As chief govt of Coutts it’s proper that I bear final duty.”
He’s the newest scalp claimed within the row sparked by the high-net-worth financial institution closing the previous UKIP chief’s account and “de-banking” him.
The story first got here to gentle when the BBC inaccurately reported the account was shut as he didn’t meet Coutts’s monetary thresholds.
Paperwork obtained by Mr Farage subsequently confirmed his political views and connections fashioned a part of the rationale.
The NatWest chief govt, Dame Alison Rose, resigned early on Wednesday morning, simply hours after the NatWest board had expressed full confidence in her.
The chancellor and prime minister, representing the financial institution’s largest shareholder – the taxpayer – mentioned she did not have their confidence.
On Tuesday night Ms Rose admitted a “critical error of judgement” in discussing Mr Farage’s banking preparations with BBC enterprise editor Simon Jack.
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Policing minister Chris Philp informed Sky Information there was no want for the NatWest board to give up.
Mr Farage had referred to as for additional sackings and mentioned the entire board of NatWest ought to go.
Responding to Mr Flavel’s exit, the previous Brexit Get together chief mentioned it had solely been “a matter of time” earlier than he stood down.
“The final word duty for the file de-banking me for my political beliefs lies with him,” he mentioned.
“I even wrote to Mr Flavel twice earlier than going public and did not obtain an acknowledgment.”
Mr Flavel is anticipated to get replaced by Mohammad Kamal Syed, who’s at the moment the pinnacle of asset administration on the financial institution, on an interim foundation till a everlasting successor is discovered.