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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