If you had money in the account, you should be able to reclaim it, but it might take a little while for them to process. See
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/re...t-assets-free/ for details
I suspect you'll have to go through the process of opening a whole new account, including all the Know Your Customer (KYC) stuff again, along with the new "hostile environment" immigration related checks...