Chancellor says barriers to careers in public life must be removed after being refused account ‘as a politically exposed person’

Jeremy Hunt was refused a bank account with Monzo last year, which the chancellor said was an example of the “barriers” faced by people wanting to work in public life.

Hunt said he believed he was denied the account – before he became chancellor – because he was a “politically exposed person” (PEP).

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