Cuba Solidarity Campaign, Cuba Update. 22 April 2016

Co-operative Bank finally admits bank closures are directly due to US blockade policies

In November 2015 the Co-operative Bank closed the bank account of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) citing changing “risk appetite” and “global regulations” among the reasons.

Now following a huge campaign by CSC members and affiliates, Niall Booker, the bank’s Chief Executive, has finally confirmed in writing that the closure was due to ‘risk’ arising from sanctions imposed by the US government.

CSC has written to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department of Trade and Industry to ask that they make urgent representations to the US government and to the Co-operative Bank to ensure British individuals and companies are free to work with Cuba without being sanctioned by US blockade policies.

TAKE ACTION

• Please write to your MP today – draft letters available here
• Read the full report on the Co-operative Bank and CSC account closures
• Read CSC’s briefing on the Co-operative Bank action and extra-territorial aspects of the US blockade

Cuba Solidarity Campaign c/o Unite, 33-37 Moreland Street, London EC1V 8BB, UK
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