7 d. ago Britain urged to let hero Afghans bring their families to UK after major data leak put thousands at risk

Exclusive: Yvette Cooper warned that ‘worst possible consequences of the data leak’ become ‘dire reality’ if Afghans cannot bring their loved ones to sanctuary

Events

3 w. ago UK relocated Afghan family after they sought data breach disclosure via law firm

Most of the 25,000 Afghans whose details were in the leaked database were not notified until this month

Society

3 w. ago Defence secretary was told that blocking the press from reporting on Afghanistan airlift was unjustified MONTHS ago

The Mail fought for two years to reveal the Government's covert airlift of thousands of Afghans after it put 100,000 'at risk of death' by leaking a database of those who had applied for sanctuary.

Society

3 w. ago Chaos and fear as Afghans exposed in huge data breach left in limbo by UK

Exclusive: ‘We don’t deserve this’ – Afghans who worked with UK forces left behind after the fall of Kabul and affected by the breach call on the UK to evacuate them now

Events

3 w. ago MoD to ‘robustly defend’ compensation claims from Afghans in data breach case

The data breach saw details of 18,714 applicants for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme released in 2022.

Politics

3 w. ago Hundreds of MoD data breaches revealed as security questions raised in wake of Afghan data breach

In one incident last year, the names and bank details of 272,000 staff were breached when one of its systems was hacked

Events

3 w. ago No 10 defends Healey amid accusations he misled Commons over Afghan data leak

Downing Street said the Defence Secretary’s statement to MPs was ‘accurate’.

Politics

3 w. ago Grant Shapps ‘surprised’ Afghan data leak kept secret for so long – despite fighting to keep media gagged

The ex-defence secretary says he was ‘surprised’ gagging order was in place for ‘so long’ - despite fighting himself to maintain it

Politics

3 w. ago 'We saved lives,' says Grant Shapps in defence of super injunction on leaked list of SAS, MI6 and Afghan names

‘There are times where you simply have to act in the most maximalist way in order to stop people from being murdered and executed,’ said the former Defence Secretary

Politics

3 w. ago Top Tory Grant Shapps claims Afghan data breach kept secret over risk of executions

In his first comments since news of an unprecedented superinjunction was made public, the ex-Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said his focus was on 'sorting out the mess and saving lives'

Events

3 w. ago 'We saved lives,' says Grant Shapps in defence of super injunction on leaked list of Afghan, MI6 and SAS names

‘There are times where you simply have to act in the most maximalist way in order to stop people from being murdered and executed,’ said the former Defence Secretary

Politics

3 w. ago Grant Shapps defends use of superinjunction to suppress Afghan data leak

Shapps, defence secretary when the superinjunction was imposed, said its use was ‘entirely justified’ to save livesAfghan nationals: have you arrived in the UK under the ARR?The former defence secretary Grant Shapps has defended the use of an unprecedented superinjunction to suppress a data breach that led to the UK government relocating 15,000 Afghans.The Afghanistan Response Route (ARR) was created in haste after it emerged that personal information about 18,700 Afghans who had applied to come to the UK had been leaked in error by a British defence official in early 2022. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Grant Shapps defends Afghan data leak superinjunction that gagged media for two years

The ex-defence secretary said the pubilc understands ‘there are things that the state just has to do secretly’

Politics

3 w. ago Armed Forces minister at time of Afghan data leak admits he and other officials 'let the country down badly'

James Heappey's rare mea culpa came after other ministers sought to distance themselves from the catalogue of errors and failures to inform Parliament about what went wrong.

Politics

3 w. ago British spies and special forces identities exposed in Afghan data leak

British media reports say a major data leak has exposed the identities of U.K. spies and special forces

Politics

3 w. ago British spies and special forces soldiers exposed in Afghan data breach

More than 100 names of British government personnel were also exposed by the leak

Events

3 w. ago Details of Brits including spies and special forces included in Afghan data leak

The details of MI6 spies, SAS and special forces personnel were leaked along with the personal information of nearly 19,000 people who applied for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy

Politics

3 w. ago British spies and special forces soldiers had data leaked in Afghan breach

More than 100 names of British government personnel were also exposed by the leak

Events

3 w. ago ‘We were lucky to escape Afghanistan alive – nine months later, we’re still waiting to be brought to safety’

Exclusive: Rayan and his extended family have welcomed two new babies in the time they have been waiting to be brought to the UK

Politics

3 w. ago Intelligence committee demands to know why ministers kept them in the dark over Afghan data breach

The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has warned there was no grounds for information to be withheld from them

Politics