GB News’ presenting stars marched up Downing Street this morning, as they delivered their Don’t Kill Cash petition to No. 11.
The campaign racked up nearly 300,000 signatures in around a month, with viewers responding en masse to concerns about Britain’s increasingly cashless society.
Nigel Farage led the march, alongside co-stars Bev Turner, Michelle Dewberry, Patrick Christys and Liam Halligan.
The GB News petition warns: “Vulnerable people who rely on cash are increasingly being left behind by the relentless march of technology.”
The 296,577 signatories call on the Government “to introduce legislation to protect the status of cash as legal tender and as a widely accepted means of payment in the UK until at least 2050”.
GB News also unveiled a giant piggy bank outside Parliament this morning, heaping on yet more pressure.
The channel’s Economics editor Liam Halligan said: “We know that over a million households in this country don’t have a bank account, they don’t have debit cards.
“We know that five million Brits rely on cash each day to fulfil their basic needs.
“We know that increasing numbers of shops don’t want to take cash, they don’t want the cash handling costs.”
Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has backed the campaign, saying she’s been contacted by “lots of constituents who are really concerned about the impact this is all having, and I think for older residents it’s really important that we’re maintaining access to cash”.
Speaking ahead of handing the petition in, Nigel Farage said: “We’re about to go for an appointment at No. 11 Downing Street to present the Don’t Kill Cash Campaign.
“300,000 people have signed this in short order. Don’t kill cash – it matters.”
