The BBC has issued an apology to Nigel Farage over a story on the closure of his Coutts bank account, 'which turned out not to be accurate'.
In a video posted on Twitter, Mr Farage thanked Mr Jack and BBC News head Deborah Turness for saying sorry, and said he would take some time to"absorb" it.
written to the Information Commissioner's Office to ask them to investigateIn the letter, he accused the NatWest Group of mishandling his personal data and of handing over personal information to the BBC.reforms designed to better protect customers from similar closures in futureNew measures include making banks explain why they are shutting an account, and extending the notice period from 30 days to 90 days.
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