Barclays Bank has bowed to pressure to close the bank account of a Christian charity that offers counselling to people with unwanted same-sex attraction.
The bank gave no explanation for shutting down the Core Issues Trust (CIT) account. However, it follows a social media campaign on Twitter by activists putting pressure on Barclays to suspend services to the charity.
The International Federation for Therapeutic Counselling and Choice, a project supported by CIT, has also received a closure notice from the bank....