(Sky News) British Muslims are having their bank accounts closed “without adequate transparency and recourse,” representatives have claimed.
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said individuals and organisations in the community were being “disproportionately affected by this issue” — leaving the group with “deep concerns.”
The body has written to senior politicians — including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey — to call for a review into the decision-making process and the use of third parties in the banking sector.
The problem of so-called “de-banking” came to the fore in recent weeks after former UKIP leader Nigel Farage had his account closed by Coutts, with the now-TV presenter claiming it was over his political views.
