"to one's credit" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2023 May 31, Nigel Harris, “Comment: GBR now! We have no Plan B”, in RAIL, number 984, page 3:",
          "text": "Although the Department for Transport (to its credit) wants the GBR legislation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak does not. He doesn't see railways as a priority in the run-up to a General Election which the smart money says he will likely lose.",
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        "Achieved by the operation of one's personal strengths and merits."
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