Rupert Lowe MP
The Governor of the Bank of England must resign.
Earlier this month, I was provided with evidence stating that Andrew Bailey had sent this correspondence to Bank of England staff following my criticism of a Bank internship scheme that specifically excluded white applicants.
Bailey sent this message to Bank staff, using Bank of England systems.
"Mr Lowe has stooped to a level no politician should ever stoop to. It’s entirely regrettable and frankly we should have no time for this sort of thing."
Strict rules specifically prevent Bank staff from acting politically - which this evidently is.
I have contacted Mr Bailey, who has just responded with this.
"In my message to staff of 24 October, to which you refer in your email, I made these points clear to my colleagues across the Bank who may have had concerns about your comments condemning these programmes as ‘vile’ and as 'racist filth’."
This is outrageous. I made fair criticisms of an internship scheme that specifically banned white people from applying.
The Bank's independence is of absolute importance, the governor must be impartial and uninvolved in politics - particularly not to use the bank's influence to spread any political messaging against a sitting MP.
This is disgraceful behaviour.
Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, must resign or be sacked.
