David Cameron’s claim to lead the most open government ever is collapsing today as the Morning Star can reveal that over 1,800 official government e-petitions have been shut down.

The Tory Prime Minister promised to throw open Whitehall’s corridors of power to the people before walking into Downing Street in 2010.

His Con-Dem government established an official petitions website in July 2011 in a bid to prove its commitment to improving Britain’s democracy.