A judge said the government had “overstated” the risks and there was “strong public interest” in understanding how these declarations work.
As @suehawley.bsky.social says ““It is extremely difficult to fathom why the government should want to be so secretive over basic things."
Lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social who first exposed Zahawi’s tax affairs:
“There seems to be zero legal basis for refusing this FOI. A huge amount of taxpayer money has been wasted because of an obsession with secrecy.”
In all we’ve found £1m spent by govt on legal fees to fight FOI cases
This is a ludicrous waste of taxpayers money.
PS: You may have read this story already. The BBC ran a version of it yesterday
We shared our FOI docs with their reporter and press office. Their response? To publish the story - our story - without even notifying us.
A £6bn public broadcaster selling out a tiny investigative newsletter. Nice. 😔
