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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/24/iraq-freedom-of-informationStraw vetoes publication of cabinet Iraq war minutes
Justice secretary refuses to comply with information tribunal's order to release minutes of two meetings
Andrew Sparrow, senior political correspondent, and Katherine Baldwin
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 24 February 2009 16.39 GMT
Jack Straw today said he would take the unprecedented step of vetoing the release of cabinet minutes relating to the decision to invade Iraq.
The justice secretary made his announcement in response to a decision from the information tribunal, which last month ordered the publication of the minutes of two cabinet meetings, held on 13 and 17 March 2003.
It is the first time the government has used its power to veto the release of documents under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act .
In a statement to MPs, Straw said he had not taken the decision "lightly".
He added that the public interest in disclosure of the minutes could not "supplant the public interest in maintaining the integrity of our system of government".
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