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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Mikey Smith

'Orwellian' government team accused of running 'journalist blacklist' to be overhauled

An 'Orwellian' Cabinet Office body which has been accused of blocking the release of politically sensitive data is to be replaced with a 'centre of excellence'.

And a 'round robin' list which identified requests from "known journalists" will be revamped and made

The "Clearing House", which monitors Freedom of Information (FOI) requests across government, was accused of collating a "blacklist" of journalists seeking information.

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