The government is facing renewed pressure over its refusal to disclose Britain‘s role in abducting terror suspects after the information tribunal ruled there was „a very strong public interest in transparency and accountability“ over whether ministers actually applied their stated policy of opposing such practices.

The public interest in openness was all the greater „as ministers have had to correct earlier statements made to parliament about UK involvement“ in the practice known as extraordinary rendition – the seizure of prisoners and transfer of them to places where they were likely to be abused and tortured – the tribunal has found.