Andrew Griffith
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 53 |
| Date of birth | February 23,1971 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Job | Politician |
| Official site | members.parliament.uk |
| Born | Bexleyheath |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spous | Barbara Griffith |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Education | University of Nottingham |
| Previous position | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of United Kingdom (2021–2022) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2531236 |
Andrew Griffith Life story
Andrew Griffith is a British Conservative Party politician and former television executive who has been the Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs since 2019 and Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit since 2022.
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... She will appear on several panels at the conference, and have a round table meeting with City minister Andrew Griffith...
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... Responding to the Labour policy, Andrew Griffith, the economic secretary to the Treasury, said: " The Conservatives created the OBR to curb Gordon Brown s reckless spending binge...
Fine threat if banks fail to provide access to cash
... Andrew Griffith, economic secretary to the Treasury, said that " cash is here to stay"...
NatWest row: Not helpful if chairman quits over Nigel Farage, says minister
... Andrew Griffith made the comments after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declined to back Sir Howard Davies on Thursday...
Gina Miller's political party bank account to be closed
... City minister Andrew Griffith said earlier this week in a letter: " The government is clear that domestic PEPs should be treated in a manner which is in line with their risk, and that banks should not be closing individuals accounts solely due to their status as a PEP...
Nigel Farage says more NatWest bosses must go after Coutts leak
... City minister Andrew Griffith said given Sir Howard was already on his way out, there was no need for him to resign...
Treasury to meet bank bosses over Farage row
... Minister Andrew Griffith said there was " significant concern" over claims accounts are shut due to people s political views...
Bank account closures probe must be fast tracked
... In a letter to the Financial Conduct Authority, Andrew Griffith said it was vital elected officials and their families could access banking services...
Treasury to meet bank bosses over Farage row
By Tom Espiner & Noor NanjiBusiness reporters, BBC News
The Treasury has called a meeting with bank bosses over account closures, following The Row between Nigel Farage and NatWest.
Minister Andrew Griffith said there was " significant concern" over claims accounts are shut due to people's political views.
Natwest boss Dame Alison Rose has apologised to Mr Farage, who has called for her to be questioned by MPs.
He says his account at Coutts, owned by NatWest, was shut because of his views.
The government was already looking into concerns that Some People had their accounts closed or suspended due to their publicly-stated views, but The Row involving the former Ukip leader has focused public attention on the allegations.
In a letter to banks seen by The Bbc , City Minister Andrew Griffith said the recent allegations of " client de-banking" had " raised significant concern in both Houses of Parliament".
He Said the government will " take The Action necessary" to protect lawful freedom of expression.
The Bbc understands Mr Griffiths' letter will be sent to 19 banks and Financial Services firms on Monday.
In it, he says the government was aware of concerns that laws on politically exposed persons (PEPs) were being applied " in a disproportionate manner" by some financial firms.
He Said he would call for a discussion with bank bosses " at the earliest opportunity".
The latest government response comes after the Treasury announced plans to subject UK banks to stricter rules over closing customer accounts.
Banks will have to explain why they are closing accounts, and they will have to give a notice period of 90 Days before closing an account, to allow people more time to appeal against the decision.
The new rules are likely to be brought in after the summer, The Bbc understands.
Banks will have to tell customers why they are closing their account - and provide at least 90 Days notice, to make it easier for customers to appeal against the decision.
When Coutts decided to close Mr Farage's account, He Said it did not give him a reason.
Mr Farage subsequently obtained a document looking at his suitability as a Coutts customer.
It said that to have Mr Farage as a customer was not consistent with Coutts's " position as an inclusive organisation" given his " publicly stated views".
The document flagged concerns that he was " xenophobic and racist" and also raised concerns about the reputational risk of having Mr Farage as a client.
The Boss of NatWest Group, Dame Alison Rose , then apologised to Mr Farage for what she called the " deeply inappropriate" comments.
She also said that she was commissioning a full review of Coutts' processes on bank account closures.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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