Conservative Party investigated over unsolicited personal messages by Boris Johnson

The Conservative Party is facing an inquiry by the UK’s data protection watchdog after members of the public complained that they had received unsolicited emails from Boris Johnson asking for support and donations, The Independent has learnt.

The message was cast as a personal letter, addressed to individuals by their first names and signed: “Yours sincerely, Boris Johnson, prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party”.

Under data laws, parties can only send electronic mailshot messages to individuals who have consented to receive such material.

But it is understood that a number of individuals have told the Information Commissioner’s Office that they were not aware of ever having given their permission to the party to contact them.

An ICO spokesperson told The Independent: “We have received a number of complaints concerning an allegedly unsolicited email communication from the Conservative Party and will be making enquiries.”

Via The Independent