SNP MP warns UK’s bid to conceal Union poll ‘threatens’ Freedom of Information Act

Tommy Sheppard has been embroiled in a battle with the Tory government over the release of polling data

THE Freedom of Information Act could be rendered “impotent” if the UK Government wins an appeal over its refusal to publish internal polling on the Union, the MP fighting the case has said.

Tommy Sheppard, the SNP MP for Edinburgh East, has been embroiled in a battle with the Tory government over the release of the polling data since he first requested its release in June 2019.