Anger over ‘grotesque abuse’ of £600,000 case to keep Mountbatten papers secret

AndronETalksNews
The Guardian
November 7, 2021
The Cabinet Office has been accused of a “grotesque abuse” of public funds in a freedom of information battle over the personal diaries of Lord and Lady Mountbatten in which costs are now expected to exceed £600,000.
Andrew Lownie, the author and historian, has fought a four-year legal battle over the papers that are in an archive saved for the nation after a fundraising campaign. They are now held at Southampton University.
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