Minister calls meeting with 19 banks over concerns accounts are closed due to political views.
The Treasury has called a meeting with bank bosses over account closures, following the row between Nigel Farage and NatWest.
Natwest boss Dame Alison Rose has apologised to Mr Farage, who has called for her to be questioned by MPs.The government was already looking into concerns that some people had their accounts closed or suspended due to their publicly-stated views, but the row involving the former Ukip leader has focused public attention on the allegations.
In it, he says the government was aware of concerns that laws on politically exposed persons were being applied "in a disproportionate manner" by some financial firms.The latest government response comes after the Treasury announced plans to subject UK banks to stricter rules over closing customer accounts.
It said that to have Mr Farage as a customer was not consistent with Coutts's "position as an inclusive organisation" given his "publicly stated views".
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