Rees-Mogg Pushes Anti-Discrimination Law as Banks Are Accused of Shutting Accounts Over Personal Views

Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg arrives for a Cabinet Meeting at Downing Street in London on Nov. 16, 2021. Rob Pinney/Getty Images

Former minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg is pushing for a new law that will make it more difficult for banks to shut down people’s accounts.

It comes amid ongoing suspicion that banks have been closing customers’ accounts over their political exposure or views.