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Serious questions for Tories over Afghan data breach, says PM

BBC News Wednesday, 16 July 2025 ()
Serious questions for Tories over Afghan data breach, says PMDetails of thousands of Afghans who supported UK forces were mistakenly leaked under the last government.
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News video: Starmer ''welcomes'' inquiry into Afghan leak

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Speaking in the House of Commons today, Sir Keir Starmer said ex-ministers in the previous Conservative government have “serious questions to answer” about the Afghan data breach which resulted in a £850 million secret relocation scheme and an unprecedented legal gagging order. Report by...

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'Betrayed' Afghan interpreter says family 'waiting for death' under Taliban after UK data breach

An Afghan interpreter who worked with the British military has told Sky News he feels "betrayed by the British government" after a massive data breach saw his..
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Afghan data breach timeline: The fallout behind the scenes

The details of a massive data breach by the British military over Afghan nationals have come out this week. But behind the scenes, the fallout has been ongoing..
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PM says former Tory ministers have 'serious questions to answer' over Afghan data breach

Sir Keir Starmer has said former Tory ministers have "serious questions to answer" about how the names of Afghans who worked with UK forces were exposed.
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Afghans Afghans People or citizens of Afghanistan

Davey: Super-injunction was a cover-up [Video]

Davey: Super-injunction was a cover-up

Sir Ed Davey accused Tories of letting down Afghans who supported British forces and protecting its ministers. It comes as a super-injunction blocking reporting about the “horrific” leak of data was lifted. The Ministry of Defence only became aware of the breach when excerpts from the dataset were posted anonymously on a Facebook group in August 2023, and a super-injunction was granted at the High Court in an attempt to prevent the Taliban from finding out about the leak. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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MoD data breach put lives of around 20,000 Afghans 'at risk of serious violence'

A massive data breach by the Ministry of Defence has put the lives of around 20,000 Afghan nationals as well as their families “at risk of serious violence”,..
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UN criticises German plan to deport Afghans, make deal with Taliban [Video]

UN criticises German plan to deport Afghans, make deal with Taliban

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