Mr Kagame is sensitive to growing Western criticism of his increasingly autocratic ways, so he too may start looking east.

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Often, said Mr Pearson, this sensitive information was invisible because it got deleted and changed as different drafts were prepared.

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However, Mr Farren said "sensitive issues" such as industrial de-rating or domestic water charging would be the subject of full public consultation.

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