MP demands end to nuisance calls

FAILSWORTH MP Angela Rayner is on a mission to stamp out nuisance cold callers.

She wants legislation to hold bosses liable for the nuisance caused by their workers with unwanted sales phone calls and texts.

Mrs Rayner said: “I am fed up of getting nuisance phone calls and texts from marketing companies.

“They try to sell me everything from double glazing to pensions, insurance, insulation and new fascia boards — if I knew what they were, I still wouldn’t want them.

“The Government needs to call time on nuisance calls and texts by introducing legislation to hold company bosses to account for the actions of their business. I also want the Government to make Caller Line Identification (CLI) mandatory for all marketing calls — so you can tell who is ringing you.

“Being bombarded with nuisance calls and texts is a huge issue for many people, particularly vulnerable old people for whom the phone is a lifeline.”

Introducing legislation to make senior executives more responsible for the actions of their company would make it more difficult for individuals to keep setting up rogue companies under a new name.