Nigel Farage says it is ‘sick joke’ that ex-NatWest boss who quit over his account will get £2.4m pay package – as it happened

Former CEO Alison Rose, who stepped down in July, will be paid as she sees out a 12-month notice period

The pound, which started to drop in the wake of the poor Eurozone PMI data, has taken another tumble after UK figures pointing to similar woes at home.

The pound is currently down around 0.5% versus the US dollar at $1.26.