Muslim leaders decry ‘double standard’ of Farage bank account closure furore

When Finsbury Park mosque in north London had its bank accounts closed nearly a decade ago, ‘we had to struggle by ourselves’, said its chair, Mohammed Kozbar. Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA

The furore over the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank accounts with Coutts has led to the resignation of two chief executives and an intervention by Downing Street.

But, when nearly a decade ago, three Muslim organisations, including Finsbury Park mosque, had their HSBC bank accounts shut, there was little public acknowledgment or support.