MPs have called for a probe into BP’s political spying, after an openDemocracy investigation found that the oil giant has spent years monitoring peaceful climate campaigners.
BP hired a private intelligence firm set up by a former MI6 agent to keep tabs on its critics. It also shared information with public institutions, including the British Museum and Warwick University, where one campaigner was targeted with “very discreet security”.
Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas, described the revelations as a “deeply disturbing case of political spying” and urged the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to “urgently investigate”.
