THE Tory government spent nearly £1 million fighting the release of documents requested under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, an investigation revealed today. 

Newsletter Democracy for Sale found that the last government had spent at least £937,000 on lawyers in regards to cases listed at the Information Tribunal in 2023. 

It warned that the true number is likely to be much higher — with information on legal fees obtained on just 58 of the 118 cases listed.