NatWest Group CEO Alison Rose stepped down with immediate effect this week after she admitted to a "serious error of judgment" in discussing Nigel Farage's relationship with the bank with a BBC journalist.
The bank has faced intense political and media scrutiny over a decision by its private bank Coutts to close Farage's accounts. An internal review obtained by the politician-turned-TV show host showed Coutts' wealth reputational risk committee had said his values did not align with the bank's own.
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