Culture at Barclays was ‘awful’ claims banker

A Barclays banker accused of funnelling tens of millions of pounds to Qatari investors in exchange for emergency funding at the height of the financial crisis has told how the culture at the top of the bank was ‘awful.’ Ex-Barclays Capital boss Richard Boath, 60, is accused alongside former CEO John Varley, 62, and colleagues Roger Jenkins, 63, and Tom Kalaris, 63, of fraudulently covering up a deal worth billions. Prosecutors allege that the gang of high-ranking bankers managed to…