Strip searches in police custody and fallout to Nigel Farage's row with Coutts
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Nigel Faraj's Defence of the Nat West Board
Nigel Faraj is calling for the heads of every single member of Nat West board. I don't see that one happening, but as you've intimated, senior politicians from the Prime Minister down have rushed to Nigel Faraj's defence. The Treasury Secretary has held a meeting on Wednesday with 19 Bank and Building Society bosses. There's going to be a tweak to regulations. Customers will have the right to demand to know more about why an account is being closed,. They'll have a longer period, 90 days, grace, so that they can pursue any complaint with the ombudsman, etc. It does raise really interesting points about how capitalism is informed by values of its customers.
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