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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Abbie Llewelyn

Defence Secretary offers ‘sincere apology’ for leak of Afghans’ personal data

John Healey (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

Defence Secretary John Healey has offered a “sincere apology” on behalf of the British Government for a massive data breach which exposed details of Afghans who helped British troops.

Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge also apologised on behalf of the former Conservative government, who were in power when the leak occurred and when it was discovered more than a year later.

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