Mr Farage confirmed to Sky News on Thursday evening that Grosvenor Law, which is acting for him in separate civil proceedings against the bank, had instructed Mr Daw KC to explore a private criminal prosecution, adding: "This is unfinished business.".
The debanking furore which claimed the scalp of Dame Alison Rose, NatWest's former chief executive, in the summer of 2023 centred on whether the bank's Coutts subsidiary decided to close Mr Farage's accounts for commercial or political reasons.
Mr Farage's decision to hire Mr Daw KC threatens a fresh escalation against one of Britain's biggest banks at a time when some argue that he has become the country's most influential politician.
Sky News has learnt that Mr Farage has instructed Chris Daw KC of Lincoln House Chambers to examine whether there are grounds for bringing a criminal case against the high street banking giant.
The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is exploring launching private criminal proceedings against NatWest Group over the debanking scandal which resulted in the lender's former chief losing her job.
