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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Rishi Sunak under fire for government’s record low in freedom of information

Rishi Sunak stands in front of a blue backdrop with a union flag to the left
Labour said the figures showed Rishi Sunak’s government as ‘the least transparent we have seen in the last 25 years’. Photograph: Jason Alden/EPA

Rishi Sunak has been accused of presiding over the least transparent government for 25 years, after it emerged the rate of freedom of information (FoI) requests granted in full dropped to a record low last year.

The prime minister’s government allowed information to be released fully for only 34% of requests in 2023.

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