Big banks in the UK have shut down nearly a million accounts over the past year, a paper revealed amid the Nigel Farage debanking scandal.

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“I think the legislation should go further and limit banks to closing accounts only when there is clear evidence of criminal activity.”

There have also been suggestions that the government may require banks to pledge to protect the principle of freedom of expression or face having their licence to lend in Britain revoked.