Nigel Farage called ‘sketchy crackpot’ in secret NatWest emails (www.independent.co.uk)

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Nigel Farage claims a “woke brigade” is marching through public and private companies after emails revealed NatWest staff gloated about the closure of his bank account in a series of sniggering internal messages.

The crowing remarks were handed over to the former Ukip leaders through a subject access request, and shone light on conversations among staff members who joked he had been “debanked” by Coutts, a NatWest subsidiary, and that they hoped it “knocked him down a peg or two.”

In an angry tirade agains the bank, Mr Farage also revealed the internal documents referred to him a “crackpot”, “sketchy” and “a fool”.

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[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 9 months ago

“Sketchy crackpot” is probably the kindest thing they could come up with.

[-] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 21 points 9 months ago

Mr Farage was also described in one of the emails as an “awful human being”

[-] Palerider@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

I wouldn't argue with that description...

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