Mustafa Qadri

But in its ruling, the Tribunal said: “We have decided that the public interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the formal minutes of two Cabinet meetings at which ministers decided to commit forces to military action in Iraq did not… outweigh the public interest in disclosure.”

The Tribunal said its decision to rule in such an “exceptional case” had been “difficult” and carried by a majority rather than unanimously.

Campaigners have been keen to learn exactly what was discussed at the two meetings, amid claims that legal advice given by Lord Goldsmith, the Attorney General, was not shared with the entire Cabinet.

He is thought to have changed his mind over the legality of the proposed war during the course of the month.

(Thanks Yasmine)