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Politics
Nina Lloyd

Tory ex-ministers defend record after PM demands ‘answers’ over Afghan data leak

British soldiers in Kabul in 2021 - (MoD Crown Copyright via Getty Images)

Tory ex-ministers have sought to defend their record after the Prime Minister said members of the previous government had “serious questions to answer” about the Afghan data leak that resulted in an unprecedented superinjunction.

Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick said he first learned of the data breach, which saw a defence official release details of almost 19,000 people seeking to flee Afghanistan, after a legal gagging order had been imposed.

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