Britain’s “Brexit ambassador” Nigel Farage claims a bank closed his accounts because the Europhobic, far-right politician’s views did not match “her values”, prompting a backlash even from Downing Street.

Farage, the former leader of the Brexit Party and anti-immigration UKIP, explained in a video posted on Tuesday night on Twitter that he received a forty-page file to understand why his accounts were closed at the prestigious Coutts, Queen Elizabeth’s bank and a subsidiary of Natwest.

Today Farage presents a TV show in which he launches attacks on the Woke movement (being aware of what is happening in the world with racism and social injustices) and the ‘cancel culture’. He claims that the bank deemed him to have “made comments and demonstrated behavior inconsistent with its values ​​and purposes” and considers him to be “xenophobic and racist”.

Although a Eurosceptic, Farage had been elected as an MEP and had been calling for the UK to leave the European Union for decades. He played a key role in the 2016 Brexit referendum, where he focused his campaign on immigration.

According to the Mail Online tabloid, which has access to the documents, the bank is citing a “joke” shared by Farage and posted by comedian Ricky Gervais. In this “joke” there was talk about transgender women, Farage’s friendship with tennis player Novak Djokovic – who had spoken against vaccination for Covid-19 – Farage’s support for Donald Trump and his criticism of the British government’s environmental goals. In the documents, which are not known when they were drawn up, Coutts expresses concerns about “our bank’s reputation due to its association with him”.

“This is not just about Coutts/Natwest. “After I found out they were going to close my accounts, I was turned down by another ten banks,” Farage said today.

Coutts’ decision was heavily criticized by the ruling Conservatives. “This is not right. No one should be barred from using essential services because of their political views. Freedom of expression is the cornerstone of our democracy,” said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Energy Minister Grant Shapps described the bank’s decision as “shameful”, while Interior Minister Suella Braverman called it a “scandal”.