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She claims she thought she was only confirming things that Farage had already put in the public domain
greentricky-
Weak. It was obviously such a hot potato that nobody should have given an interview. The only safe thing to do was a written statement approved by the board. But there's a lot more to come out. We don't know who agreed the lie that Farage was rejected for not having enough money, or who decided his politics were a reputational risk, or whether this policy was applied to other customers, or who leaked the memo to Farage. What a nightmare. Hard to believe that Flavel and Rose are the only ones at fault. What about Davies? He must have known about the reputational risk policy. Maybe the person who leaked the memo stands to gain by moving into one of the vacated posts. Maybe this person is a rabid Ukipper. Lots of the super rich are Brexiters. You'd think Coutts would be the perfect home for Farridge.
nick_h.
Maybe she thought that something said over dinner is off the record? Bit of a rookie error, but it does happen. Or maybe she was shitfaced. And now she'll never be remembered for anything else.