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Watchdog rules that ex-NatWest chief Alison Rose infringed Nigel Farage’s rights

Rose said she did not share any personal financial information, but was “wrong to respond to any question raised by the BBC about this case”.

The ICO said the former NatWest chief executive’s disclosure had been “unacceptable” in a statement on Wednesday. Picture: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Alison Rose, the former chief executive of NatWest, infringed on Nigel Farage’s data protection rights when she talked to a journalist about his relationship with Coutts bank, Britain’s information watchdog has ruled.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the disclosure had been “unacceptable” in a statement on Wednesday.

The former chief resigned earlier this year after admitting a “serious error of judgment” by discussing with a BBC journalist Farage’s relationship with Coutts, which is owned ...