Prominent anti-Brexit campaigner and businesswoman, Gina Miller, has called on the Government to intervene after Monzo bank plans to close her True and Fair party’s account. The Telegraph has the story.
Gina Miller, the anti-Brexit campaigner, has urged the Government to intervene into bank account closures, as her political party’s account faces being shut.
The businesswoman opened a Monzo account for her True and Fair party in November 2021 but was informed in an email earlier this month that it would be closed in September.
According to the BBC, Ms. Miller received an email from the bank telling her it was unable to disclose why the action had been taken.
“We can’t share the specific reason for closing your account. As a bank we regularly review and sometimes close accounts as part of our legal and regulatory responsibilities,” the email said.
Monzo has since told the BBC it does not allow political party accounts and made an error in allowing it to be opened.
The company added it recognised the experience would have been “frustrating for the customer and we’re sorry for that”.
Ms. Miller, who repeatedly locked horns with Boris Johnson’s Government over its handling of Brexit, told the BBC: “The Government has to step in. We do not have a functioning democracy if you cannot access a bank account.”
The 58 year-old said she was seeking further information about the account closure with no suggestion her political views were involved in the case.
Monzo said the True and Fair account was not originally categorised as a political party when it was opened in November 2021.
Ms. Miller launched the True & Fair party in January 2022 promising “long overdue changes to British politics” including policies to reform the voting system and enforcing rules on how MPs conduct themselves.
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Ha ha. Love it. Stupid non-English, White-loathing, English-hating phobic twit. Reality bites sweetheart. She had nothing to say about Farage. Like most people, she didn’t care – until it happened to her. Now suddenly she is interested. Maybe she will claim ‘racism’. Arselings.
Maybe she should have told the truth and not opened a personal account for her political organisation. As usual for her and people like her, ie the metropolitan elite, the rules only apply to the proletariat. Well she can suck it up.
It’s not clear that that is what happened. I am not familiar with the process but I would expect the electoral commission would check such things before allowing the registration of a new political party.
You’re talking out of your @r$€. Did you read the article?
I’ve done about as much as a search of the Monzo web site as a prospective new customer would usually do and No accounts for political parties isn’t stated anywhere. And We cannot tell you why we’re closing the account BUT we absolutely can talk to the BBC about it stinks. The message behind that is basically If you’re just another customer, your problems certainly don’t matter to us. But if the BBC gets involved, things are obviously very much different!
“We cannot tell you why we’re closing the account BUT we absolutely can talk to the BBC about it stinks.”
Even if the bank has been spouting to el Beeb they (BBC) have no right to be publishing ANY of this information. This really does stink.
So the Beeb haven’t learnt anything from Sir Nigel’s current war and Monzo appear to be in the do do because they haven’t learnt either. Or Monzo believe they can do as they please.
Looks like the WEFfers are stirring things up deliberately now.
I completely agree. The correct response to any enquiry from the media relating to an individual case is “No comment”. I hope they also get investigated by the Information Commissioner.
Again, why is the bank discussing individual customer accounts with the BBC?
As much as I dislike Miller, this line about not being able to disclose specific information for the reason of account closure is utter BS. If anyone should know, it is the person whose account is being closed. It’s not is if any personal information relating to that person won’t be known by that person is it? Why the need for secrecy?
It can be the same when applying for a credit card for example. Refused and not given the reason for refusal. If you don’t know the reason why, how can you correct anything which may include false information.
She’s meant to be bright but hasn’t filed a subject access request to the bank – they have to disclose everything held on her when she does that. It was the way Farage found out what the bank had on him.
I imagine their digital shredders are running flat out now.
A cynical part of me suspects that this debanking is orchestrated to try to deny that the majority of these debankings are aimed at conservatives and pro-secessionists. Nevertheless, it shouldn’t happen.
With the Mercola story yesterday, I think the scale of debanking globally is going to become clear. People have been too embarrassed to speak up about it before and Nigel Farage has done us all a favour by going public.
I’m inclined to agree with the cynical part of you. Especially in the light of statements like
The Government has to step in. We do not have a functioning democracy if you cannot access a bank account.
When perfectly solvent people or legitimate organizations cannot get bank accounts (assuming she actually cannot, this would need to be determined) then, there’s something seriously wrong with the banking system and not with democracy. But our democracy !!1
is the woke catch-all complaint and it’s seriously overused. OTOH, at least, she didn’t claim the bank was trying to genocide her.
Another possibility is that someone isn’t willing to let Farage (and also, Toby Young) to take all the glory for the upcoming changes to banking regulations.
No accounts for political parties means no political parties, means no politics. No doubt the uniparty would have some way round it, but when democracy = moneylaundering something is systemically wrong.
What did she type on the application..? Account Name: Trudi Fair.
Come on… Bless her, she’s expendable. Black, left wing, point proven. Actual point proven is that if we can’t trust our banking system, then there is no banking system. The smart ones will move towards a bartering economy.
Aside from the gross breach of banking confidentiality involving the BBC (again), if she wants to really make a stand on this Miller should work together with Farage…..oh, wait…..
It’s an interesting situation whereby they create a world where you can’t function without a bank account and at the same time have the power to remove you not just from one bank but to blacklst you completely. I don’t think it requires a great logician or sage to point out the hazard in this arrangement
It’s really simple. The bank should not be allowed to close an account for any reason beyond illegal activity concerning the account.
Gina Miller is entitled to be as stupid as she wants, I don’t care. But it’s just as bad as de-banking Nigel Farage to de-bank her.
Stop this banking stupidity right now.
Gorgeous looking women
She’s Guyanese: good-looking but most of them out there are. Don’t be distracted; she’s an anti-democratic Remainer nightmare. Not her bank’s business, but a nightmare nonetheless.
& you thought these things ONLY happen in China? Iran ?
Well, I’m sure I was standing next to the Monza CEO at the local Fish and chip shop and she implied GM didn’t have the wherewithal to meet the minimum Monza banking requirements! Can this be true?