6,900 people to be relocated after Afghan data leak
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6,900 people to be relocated after Afghan data leak
A dataset containing the personal information of nearly 19,000 people who applied for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (Arap) was released “in error” in February 2022 by a defence official.
Thousands of people are being relocated to the UK as part of a secret £850 million scheme set up after the breach.
Report by Gluszczykm.
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A Conservative minister has described the Afghan leaks as "catastrophic", saying the breach is a huge threat to national security. The leak saw the details of almost 19,000 people seeking to flee Afghanistan released. Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho said the case needs to be looked at more closely to ensure the protection of the public.
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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 Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Mel Stride defends a super injunction obtained by former defence secretary Ben Wallace to block the reporting a data leak relating to Afghan nationals who supported British forces during the Afghanistan War. The shadow chancellor says people could have been murdered and tortured had the Taliban got hold of the information. 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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Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch says her Reform UK rival Nigel Farage is a "one-man-band" and that he is "copying our homework" on tightening immigration policy. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage has rowed back on plans to deport hundreds of thousands of people in the first five years of a Reform UK government, now saying women and children will not be among those deported if the party wins the next election. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative MSP Graham Simpson has defected to Reform UK, saying, "I've watched Reform with interest and I see the opportunity to help to create something here in Scotland, and it's clear that the voters agree in increasing numbers". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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