I Spent £36 In Ukraine On An Aid Trip, Then HSBC Debanked Me

“It makes you wonder which side HSBC is on.” Conservative London Assembly chair Andrew Boff says he lost access to his savings, direct debits and cash card after spending £36 in Ukraine. HSBC claimed he made transactions in a ‘sanctioned’ country. The Times approached HSBC for comment but did not hear back. Andrew Boff was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 6am-10am. Kira Rudik was speaking to Carole Walker on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Wednesday, 10pm-1am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Find us on Facebook:   / timesandsundaytimes   Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram:   / thetimes