Ex-NatWest chief’s name axed from ‘Rose review’ into female-led firms

Exclusive: government to rebrand scheme amid fallout from Farage scandal that cost Alison Rose her job

A state-backed review into female entrepreneurship is to be rebranded by the government as part of efforts to cut ties with the former NatWest chief executive Alison Rose, months after pushing her to resign over a scandal linked to Nigel Farage's bank accounts.

The Rose review" is to be renamed after the banking executive was asked by the department for business and trade to leave the project, and the next stages for the initiative are expected to be announced within weeks, the Guardian can reveal.