For the full email exchange with Lucy Allan see my new post here
At 7.21pm last night my MP Lucy Allan sent me an email. I just want to repeat
that I am a Telford resident and until now I have always voted for the Conservative
Party (never again after this!)
I believe that she must have read my
comments on social media that I was going to contact her next week if I did not
receive a response to my email seeking clarification on the unpublished 'Unless
you die' email. The idea of contacting her to arrange a surgery appointment
actually came from the Telford and Wrekin Conservatives yesterday when they
politely responded to my concerns on Facebook.
She is clearly trying to stop me asking her any further about the ‘Unless you
die’ email that she will not publish.
Just to let you know that I was so shocked by receiving this email
that I went to the police today. They advised me that I need not be concerned as it was not a police
matter as Lucy Allan had made no complaint against me. They suggested that I do
not contact Lucy Allan again and perhaps I could see a lawyer regarding possible
defamation. I won’t be contacting Lucy Allan again, even though she is my MP
and she is supposed to be accessible. I won’t
be concerned about defamation at this stage unless Lucy Allan herself publishes
something defamatory. I want you to see this email for the sake of transparency
and openness.
I also intend to write to the Conservative Party HQ to make them
aware of how their Telford MP is behaving.
I should add that I have never phoned either of Lucy Allan’s offices and the contact that Lucy Allan is so clearly objecting can only be the
emails that I have published via social media and this blog, challenging
her on the existence or otherwise of the ‘Unless you die’ email. My first email
to her on this subject was only as recently as 12th December 2015.
Here is the email from Lucy Allan.
‘Dear Mr Phillips
‘I am writing to ask that you do not continue to contact my
office.
My staff in both London and Telford have expressed concerns
about your conduct. They have felt unsettled by your behaviour over a
considerable period. It is appearing obsessive in both its frequency, nature
and tone. It has been described as 'stalking.'
I have a responsibility to my staff to ensure their
wellbeing at work. There is no requirement for them to accept repeatedly
unreasonable conduct from residents on such a regular basis. Whilst they are
experienced and very professional in dealing with unhappy and angry residents,
with empathy and consideration, your behaviour has gone well beyond that. It is
unacceptable.
You are the first Telford resident whom I have had to ask
not to contact my office. I have 75,000 constituents to whom I seek to provide
a quality service. Your conduct is preventing those with genuine needs and
concerns from receiving help and support from their MP.
Any further contact will be considered to be
harassment.
Yours sincerely
Lucy Allan
Lucy Allan MP'
