Britons made 4,000 complaints about their bank accounts being shut down, figures show. The row broke out last summer when Mr Farage s account with private bank Coutts was closed.
Difficulty opening accounts, accounts being frozen or closed without warning, inadequate customer service, high charges and lengthy delays in implementing new mandates among list of complaints.
A business lobby group calls for regulators to shine a light on the practice of account closures as MPs raise concerns over poor treatment of firms by banks.