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11 Oct, 4 tweets, 3 min read
🔴We firmly believe in holding power to account.

This is why, with @Foxglovelegal, we are taking legal action to stop the use of disappearing message apps in government.

The hearing is tomorrow.
.@thetimes reported that more than a third of Johnson’s cabinet have downloaded Signal. That includes: #BorisJohnson, #RishiSunak, #PritiPatel, #MichaelGove, Grant Shapps, Robert Jenrick, Gavin Williamson, Robert Buckland and Brandon Lewis.

thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-…
Vital evidence of government decision making is being lost to the disappearing text. That could include evidence about Brexit, the Covid response, or a political crony lobbying for government contracts.

Ask for accountability. Sign our petition
⬇️⬇️⬇️
foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/bori…
And, if you can, support our campaign to stop ministers making major decisions over apps like WhatsApp and Signal, where messages can be set to disappear.

⬇️⬇️⬇️ 🙏🙏🙏

foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/bori…

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