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Fact check: Government sought injunction over Afghan data breach

Additions by the judge were credited with upgrading the injunction request to a superinjunction.

Evening Standard · Aug 12

Farage rebukes Reform MP over ‘treason’ attack on former defence secretary

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The Independent UK · Aug 11

Nigel Farage reprimands Reform’s Zia Yusuf for calling former defence secretary a ‘traitor’

Attack was aimed at Ben Wallace, a former soldier who served in Northern Ireland

The Independent UK · Aug 11

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Dan Jarvis is a fine choice for defence secretary – but how long will he last?

ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox explains why Dan Jarvis could end up being for Labour what former defence secretary Ben Wallace was for the Tories

The Independent UK · Jun 12

Pistons Season Grades: What to Make of Detroit's Playoff Exit After 60-Win Season

A look at the Pistons' season in its entirety, from an impeccable regular season to a 3–1 comeback and forcing two Game 7s in the playoffs.

Sports Illustrated · May 18

Russia puts former British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on wanted list

Russia has placed former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on its wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal case, according to the Russian Interior Ministry’s database cited by state media.

The Times of India · May 14

Former defence secretaries back ex-Nato chief’s warning that PM’s ‘complacency’ on defence putting UK ‘in peril’

In a damning assessment of the PM’s military strategy, the Labour peer and former defence secretary will warn: ‘We are underprepared. We are underinsured. We are under attack. We are not safe’

The Independent UK · Apr 14

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Former defence secretary issues warning over UK ships in Strait of Hormuz

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The Independent UK · Apr 11

Sending UK ships to police Strait of Hormuz ‘a fantasy’, ex-defence secretary warns

Ben Wallace accuses government of ‘taking the public for fools’ – as peace talks to end Donald Trump’s war get underway

The Independent UK · Apr 11

Starmer told ‘we are at war’ as MPs accuse him of ‘complacency’ on defence

Prime minister challenged over the UK’s lack of preparedness for the US war with Iran

The Independent UK · Mar 23

Nigel Farage accused of ‘Maga stunts’ for saying he was denied access to Chagos Islands

Reform UK leader flew to the Maldives for a day despite not having permit to visit nearby archipelago

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22

Ex-defence secretary accuses Nigel Farage of ‘performing Maga stunt’ with failed Chagos ‘aid mission’

Former defence secretary Ben Wallace hit out at Nigel Farage’s actions, saying that no MP can visit the Chagos archipelago without pre-clearance and accusing him of performing Trump-style stunts

The Independent UK · Feb 22

From 14 Wins to NBA Title Contender: How the Pistons Found Their Identity

Cade Cunningham’s rise and a defense-first culture fueled one of the fastest turnarounds in recent NBA history.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 17

Secret gagging order should not have been used to cover up Afghan data breach, Sir Ben Wallace says

Sir Ben Wallace said he was surprised that MPs on the defence committee were not informed about the Afghan data breach

The Independent UK · Jan 20

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The Independent UK · Jan 7

Megaphone diplomacy with Donald Trump only makes things worse for Greenland

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The United States does not need a 51st state to defend Nato’s interests. But as the president considers taking the vast Arctic territory by force, his allies must dissuade him from doing so – in private, and with some creative solutions

The Independent UK · Jan 7

Keir Starmer must stand up to ‘thieving Trump’, ex-defence secretary Ben Wallace says

Former defence secretary attacks PM’s ‘mealy-mouthed’ response to Trump threat to attack Greenland

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

Starmer ‘not up to the job’ says Labour MP as PM faces furious backlash over Mandelson: UK Politics live

PM’s top aide under scrutiny over reports he pushed hard for Labour grandee’s appointment as US ambassador

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2025

UK and EU at Zelenskyy’s side in Washington for meeting with Trump

Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and others will aim to push back against ceding of Ukraine territory in ‘peace plan’

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Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025

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’.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 18, 2025

Ex-defence secretary Grant Shapps defends Afghan data breach superinjunction

Grant Shapps has defended his decision to keep an unprecedented legal gagging order in place over the Afghan data leak under the previous…

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025

Shapps: ‘We saved lives with gagging order on Afghan data leak’

The details of more than 100 Britons, including those working as spies and in special forces, were included in the massive breach.

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025

'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

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

Spies and SAS personnel among 100-plus Britons included in Afghan data leak

Sources say leak included details of Britons who endorsed Afghan applications to be brought to UK after Taliban takeover

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

OPINION - Afghan data breach cover-up has fuelled the flames of distrust

The difficulty with trust is it takes just a moment to shatter and a lifetime to restore – all the while, sadly, in the void it is anger and conspiracy theories that thrive.

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

Ex-minister claims he was misled over fate of Afghan elite soldiers abandoned by UK, as revealed by The Independent

Former armed forces minister James Heappey has broken cover over what happened regarding the massive data breach which put the lives of up to 100,000 Afghans at risk

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