Coverage dated July 25, 2023

NatWest CEO Steps Down After Discussing Nigel Farage’s Bank Account

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Alison Rose had talked to a BBC journalist about the account of Nigel Farage, a leading Brexit campaigner.

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The Guardian
Alison Rose’s position at NatWest was untenable after Nigel Farage row. She had to go | Nils Pratley (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 25, 2023
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In discussing his relationship with bank and Coutts subsidiary she breached group’s policy
The Guardian
NatWest boss Alison Rose resigns over Nigel Farage Coutts accounts row (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 25, 2023
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Bank’s first female chief executive steps down after admitting being the source of BBC story about former Ukip leader
Al Jazeera
Natwest CEO resigns over ‘serious error’ in Farage row (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jul 25, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
Alison Rose says discussing Nigel Farage’s relationship with bank with a journalist was a ‘serious error of judgment’.
Wall Street Journal
NatWest CEO Steps Down After Discussing Nigel Farage’s Bank Account (opens Wall Street Journal)
Published Jul 25, 2023
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Alison Rose had talked to a BBC journalist about the account of Nigel Farage, a leading Brexit campaigner.
The Guardian
How the downfall of NatWest boss Alison Rose over Farage and Coutts unfolded (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 25, 2023
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Events from first tweet by Nigel Farage to final announcement by bank chairman Howard Davies
Digital Journal
UK bank NatWest CEO resigns after Farage 'error' (opens Digital Journal)
Published Jul 25, 2023
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The chief executive of Britain's NatWest bank, Alison Rose, stepped down Wednesday after admitting a "serious error of judgment" in speaking to a reporter
The Guardian
NatWest was caught out by Nigel Farage’s deft political game (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 25, 2023
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Tory anger over Coutts affair led to bank’s board feeling it had no choice but to sack CEO Alison Rose
The Guardian
Who is Alison Rose, the NatWest CEO forced to quit over Nigel Farage row? (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 25, 2023
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The rise and fall of the group’s first female boss, who took up the role in 2019