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Canary director explains the Lloyds debanking situation to Double Down News

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:5 July 2026
Post last modified:5 July 2026

Appearing on Double Down News, Canary CEO and director Steve Topple has explained the Canary’s debanking situation. "DESTROY Them Before They DESTROY Us": The SECRET Plot to Crush Independent Media @mrtopplehttps://t.co/AOgRijbzy2 — Double Down News (@DoubleDownNews) July 5, 2026 The Canary debanked If you’re unfamiliar with the debanking, you can catch up here. In short: The Canary has been debanked by Lloyds. Despite banking with them for almost a decade they are currently withholding a substantial amount of our money. We are left with barely any funds. Lloyds has not explained why it has taken this action. Despite multiple communications from us, the bank…

Corbyn joins Ali, Polanski in speaking out against Lloyds’ debanking of Canary

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:2 July 2026
Post last modified:2 July 2026

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has joined the Green party’s leader and deputy leader in speaking out against the move by Lloyds bank to ‘debank’ the Canary. The bank seized the cash and closed the account without explanation why it has disappeared a significant amount of money. Money that is needed to pay the outlet’s staff, contractors and operating costs. Jeremy Corbyn — Dangerous road Corbyn told the Canary that the anti-democratic attempt to silence an independent news site was “a very dangerous road”: We are going down a very dangerous road in this country. Independent media is essential to a…

Mothin Ali calls Lloyds debanking the Canary an ‘attack on democracy’

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:2 July 2026
Post last modified:3 July 2026

As we reported on Tuesday 30 June, Lloyds have debanked the Canary. Few politicians have acknowledged the issue, but the Greens’ Mothin Ali has now spoken out: Debanking a news outlet is a direct attack on democracy! https://t.co/OM0rfr65i2 — Mothin Ali (@MothinAli) July 2, 2026 Canary debanked We reported on 30 June that: Lloyds has not explained why it has taken this action. Despite multiple communications from us, the bank has not been forthcoming with its reasoning. The Canary is now in a financially precarious situation. We do not know when our money that Lloyds is holding will be returned. Moreover, we…

Activists come out to bat for the Canary following Lloyds debanking

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:1 July 2026
Post last modified:2 July 2026

On Tuesday 30 June, we reported that the Canary has been debanked by Lloyds. This has left us with little money and considerable stress. And while we’re still in the thick of it, the dread has been eased by the outpouring of support from our friends and allies in the activist sphere. Solidarity with the Canary We reported on 30 June that: Lloyds has not explained why it has taken this action. Despite multiple communications from us, the bank has not been forthcoming with its reasoning. The Canary is now in a financially precarious situation. We do not know when our money…

BREAKING: Canary debanked by Lloyds

Post author:The Canary
Post published:30 June 2026
Post last modified:30 June 2026

The Canary has been debanked by Lloyds. Despite banking with them for almost a decade they are currently withholding a substantial amount of our money. We are left with barely any funds. Lloyds has not explained why it has taken this action. Despite multiple communications from us, the bank has not been forthcoming with its reasoning. The Canary is now in a financially precarious situation. We do not know when our money that Lloyds is holding will be returned. Moreover, we do not know how it will affect our ability to get another bank account in the future. Lloyds give no…