Bank’s first female chief executive steps down after admitting being the source of BBC story about former Ukip leader

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Dame Alison Rose, the chief executive of NatWest Group, has stood down after a row over the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank accounts with the private bank Coutts, which NatWest owns.

Rose resigned from the banking group after the former Ukip leader complained to the BBC about a report that claimed his accounts with Coutts were closed for commercial reasons. The broadcaster has since apologised and amended its story.