Thank you!

On Friday 18th May, Conservative and Labour MPs voted to exempt Parliament from Freedom of Information laws, creating one law for MPs and Lords and one law for everyone else.

That was the bad news. Now the good news: the Bill then went to the House of Lords, where not a single peer was prepared to back it.

Thank you to everyone who helped us campaign against this - whether you signed our petition, lobbied a member of the House of Lords, or helped fund our online advertising campaign.

Liberal Democrats remain committed to open government and we'll be monitoring for any attempt to weaken the Freedom of Information Act - including any moves to resurrect this bill.

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