The Latest Breaking News from Andrew Griffith

Buy now, pay later firms stay unregulated – and Britons are racking up debt

Estimates suggest one in 10 consumers who use companies such as Klarna and Clearpay end up with debt collectors as no safeguards in place

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023

NatWest chair quitting over Coutts row would not be ‘helpful’, says City minister

Andrew Griffith backs Sir Howard Davies staying in post after resignations of chief executive and head of private banking arm

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2023

UK Banks Commit to "the Principle of Non-Discrimination Based on Lawful Freedom of Expression" as to Clients

From The Independent (UK): Economic secretary Andrew Griffith told the bosses of some of the UK's biggest banks on Wednesday that it is important to protect freedom of expression…. It came after former politician Nigel Farage's bank account with Coutts—a bank for the ultra wealthy—was closed. The account was shut…

Reason · Jul 27, 2023

Sunak and Hunt accused of ‘damaging UK plc’ over NatWest boss’s exit

Concerns raised over anonymous briefings that triggered early-hours resignation of Dame Alison Rose

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023

NatWest sees £850m wiped from its value after Nigel Farage calls for heads to roll

Dame Alison Rose’s overnight decision to quit after leaking a story about Nigel Farage’s bank account to the BBC rocked NatWest and the wider banking sector

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

Now pressure builds on Coutts boss after NatWest CEO quits over Farage scandal: ‘Unsustainable at every level’

The former Brexit Party leader said he wrote to the boss of Coutts three times after hearing his account would be closed, but was ‘not given the courtesy of a response’

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

Nigel Farage calls for entire NatWest board to go after boss quits over banking row

‘In my view, they should all go,’ the former UKIP leader said as Alison Rose steps down

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

Data watchdog to investigate complaint after NatWest boss discussed Nigel Farage details – as it happened

Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as bank ousts chief executive Alison Rose following government intervention

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023

Nigel Farage calls for wider ‘cultural change’ at NatWest after boss quits

The former Ukip leader has hit out at the wider NatWest Board

Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2023

Farage calls for wider ‘cultural change’ at NatWest after boss quits

Speaking to the PA news agency early on Wednesday, the former Ukip leader hit out at the wider NatWest Board.

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023