Nigel Farage has set up a website for people to contact him. And he tells me he is getting hundreds and hundreds of messages. After the closing of Farage's account with Coot's bank, even Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his concern that people's bank accounts were being shut down because of their political opinions. We've seen apparent examples of this in the US and Canada as well. How common is debanking in Western countries? Well, I think it's become more of a problem than I've heard about cases from the United States Chase Manhattan has closed bank accounts down. It seems that if you don't hold politically correct views, you can be closed down on the basis
The issue of “de-banking” has conservatives in the U.S. and abroad sounding the alarm for the sake of free speech. Several banks have recently refused service to people and organizations over their political views. We speak to a member of Parliament in the U.K. who is doing his best to protect people from this harsh punishment. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.