Ministers Agree To Publish Brexit Report If Requested By Mps

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42884610

Another U-Turn by Mrs May....yesterday, she wasn't going to publish this report....today she will !

Anything to do with the chances of her Government being defeated in tonight's vote perhaps ?

[Gromit]

The Government are not defending the vote tonight, so it will suffer a defeat.

An interesting use of the word ‘Publish’. The Report will not be available for you or me to look at. It can only be viewed by MPs only and they are not allowed to take a copy out of the Commons.

It will be interesting to see if any of it is redacted or omitted. The 50 other Trade Impact Assessments ended up as a couple of sides of A4.

[Gromit]

// ...a confidential reading room can be provided for other MPs and peers a copy of this analysis to view the material on a confidential basis. This will happen only when arrangements can be made."
The minister did not clearly specify a timeframe on when these arrangements can be made. //

Not really a victory fredom of information, more a farce.

[youngmafbog]

Pointless exercise anyway.

[mikey4444]

Gromit.....well, its important enough for the Government to suffer a defeat on !

[Spicerack]

Shame the public can't see it. I like a good laugh.

[mikey4444]

And all this is happening while the cat is away !

[Old_Geezer]

It should be published, but I'd suspect there is a concern that the public won't be experienced enough to interpret it well by themselves and would be subject to any rumour interpretation put out by those trying to sway public opinion. One has already experienced the propaganda campaigns during the pre (and indeed post) referendum period. So not overly surprised it isn't for general consumption at this point.