{"id":88475,"date":"2023-07-07T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-lenders-told-to-uphold-free-speech-after-allegations-of-blacklisting-clients-over-political-views\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T09:00:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T08:00:11","slug":"uk-lenders-told-to-uphold-free-speech-after-allegations-of-blacklisting-clients-over-political-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-lenders-told-to-uphold-free-speech-after-allegations-of-blacklisting-clients-over-political-views\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Lenders told to uphold free speech after allegations of blacklisting clients over political views"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oS20FoWIRfY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK Lenders told to uphold free speech after allegations of blacklisting clients over political views\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oS20FoWIRfY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Government has asked for a review of the rules on Politically Exposed People after some campaigners claimed they had been stopped from opening accounts with certain banks.<\/p>\n<p>Banks have said they do not consider the political affiliations of the account holder. <\/p>\n<p>The Treasury said it was already looking into whether banks were being too rigorous in how they handle PEPs, and making sure UK-based politicians were treated as less risky than those in other countries.<\/p>\n<p>#exposed  #banks  #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews <\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps:<br \/>\nApple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8<br \/>\nAndroid https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are also available in German here\/Hier k\u00f6nnen Sie au\u00dferdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHYg31l2xrF-Bj859nsOfnA <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government has asked for a review of the rules on Politically Exposed People after some campaigners claimed they had been stopped from opening accounts with certain banks. 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