To: Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister
Stop the Government from spying on all of our bank accounts

The Government is sneaking in new powers to spy on all of our bank accounts on the premise of dealing with welfare fraud and error.

It will force banks to flag people who meet secret criteria to the government.

Petition:

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-government-from-spying-on-all-of-our-bank-accounts?source=rawlink&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=rawlink&share=09a4b883-e102-42d7-8a2f-369c43dba665

#TorySurveillance #banks #privacy #freedom

Stop the Government from spying on all of our bank accounts

Sir Keir Starmer is pushing plans we defeated under the Conservative Government - to spy on all of our bank accounts on the premise of dealing with welfare fraud and error. It will force banks to flag people who meet secret criteria to the government. Everyone wants fraudulent uses of public money to be dealt with, and the government already has strong powers to check the bank statements of suspects.  But this is a major expansion of government power that takes away our financial privacy...

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