The former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley has accused the UK’s financial regulator of seeking to “destroy” his reputation built up over a 43-year career in banking and making “no attempt” to understand his relationship with child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Staley took the witness box for the first time on a Monday at the start of the second week of a high-profile legal challenge in London. It marked the first time the former UK banking boss has given any detailed public account of his experience with Epstein or the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) investigation.
