According to
MP Caroline Lucas and Lady Jones of Moulseccomb, GCHQ had been eavesdropping on
MPs and peers on a blanket basis, along with other communications from political
personalities in the United Kingdom. Their complaint is based on a rule
introduced in 1966 by the former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, which
advises British intelligence agencies not to tap the phones of MPs and peers
unless there is a national emergency.
According to
Lucas and Lady Jones, there is no clear sense of emergency in the UK when the
tapping were begun. They said “The Wilson doctrine is a fundamental doctrine of
public policy. It not only protects the rights and privileges of elected politicians,
but it also protects the privacy of their communications with their
constituents.”
The complaint
of Lucas and Lady Jones adds up to the pile of cases pending against the GCHQ.
The spy centre had viewed a great deal of communications people and suspected
criminals. According to the Snowden report, the information was also shared
with the NSA, including phone call recordings, email inboxes and even social
media entries.
Human Rights
law firm Leigh Day had filed the case on behalf of the two MPs.
Lucas said
she was deeply concerned about GCHQ’s spying on members of parliament,
especially their very personal issues against other constituents. It may also
erode trust in the UK’s government and security system.
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