MPs vote to examept themselves from FoI
By Andrew Grant-Adamson • May 18th, 2007 • Category: Journalism, PoliticsNinety six of the the 646 members of the House of Commons voted today to exempt MPs from the Freedom of Information Act. They won with 25 voting against the back bench Freedom of Information (amendment) Bill.
David Winnick, the Labour member for Walsall North, described the Bill as a "squalid" measure. That word can equally well be used for those who voted for it.
There are still hurdles for the Bill to pass including the House of Lords which is, thank goodness, sometimes less self-interested than the elected house.
There is a report of the debate at the Guardian.
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I haven’t posted much lately due to a heavy work/travel schedule ending in several days of vacation in Istanbul. At the moment I’m burning some time in an expat bar near the Sultan Ahmet mosque. My… MPs vote to examept themselves from FoI Ninety six of the the 646 members of the House of Commons voted today to exempt MPs from the Freedom of Information Act. They won with 25 voting against the back bench Freedom of Information (amend…