Cabinet committees: Secrecy ended

Cabinet committees: Secrecy ended; Westminster CMS Robin Butler (Cabinet Sec) speaking to Elinor Goodman TILT UP to painting CMS Sir Robin Butler (Cabinet Secretary) intvwd SOF - Some things have to be kept secret in govt/ Some discussions are more a matter of privacy rather than secrecy London CMS Tony Benn MP intvwd SOF - The country is run by the PM, a few ministers and a few officials/ The officials want procedures secret to hide how strong they are/ The ministers want secrecy to hide how weak they are CMS SIDE Tony Benn MP in study ZOOM IN to him handling documents CS Benn's handwritten notes taken during his time in cabinet STILL Benn photgraph showing John Smith MP and Roy Hattersley MP in committee meeting TMS Meeting of Civil Servants taking place with Sir Robin Butler in chair SEQ Meeting taking place SOF