WAD A DISGRACE

Union boss hits out at disappearance of cash as banks close

- GARY SMITH

SINCE 2015, more than 5,000 banks have disappeared from high streets. As this trend continues, millions of vulnerable customers are left with little or no access to their cash.

This is why the Aegis and GMB unions are putting forward a motion at this week's TUC Congress in Liverpool supporting what they call the "e-disadvantaged".

Here Gary Smith, GMB general secretary, writes why we need laws to ensure we can keep using cash:

Using cash should be an essential right. But it is under threat as more and more banks disappear from high streets.