The Latest Breaking News from Ben Wallace

Tory ex-ministers defend record as pressure mounts after Afghan data leak

Members of the previous administration are distancing themselves from the handling of the breach.

Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025

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

The leak saw the details of almost 19,000 people seeking to flee Afghanistan released

Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025

Starmer’s fury over Afghan data breach as he warns Tories ‘have questions to answer’

On a dramatic day in Westminster, questions have been asked over why nobody was sacked for the data breach and why the information commissioner is not planning to investigate

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

Keir Starmer says Tory ministers have 'questions' to answer on data leak and secret route to UK for Afghans

At Prime Minister’s Questions, he sought to blame the previous Government for the data blunder which was kept quiet with a super injunction

Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025

UK politics live: Suella Braverman apologises for Tory government ‘failures’ over Afghan data breach

Email blunder triggered the evacuation of thousands of Afghans who were brought to the UK under a secret resettlement scheme

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

Rachael Maskell ‘upset’ for Labour party as she confirms her suspension – as it happened

The York Central MP said she had been suspended for ‘standing up for my constituents’ over the benefits plans

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025

NBA Defensive Rating Explained: How It’s Calculated and the Best Ratings of All Time

Enter Defensive Rating—a statistical attempt to drag a player's defensive impact into the light. Introduced by Dean Oliver (a pioneer in basketball analytics) in the early 2000s, Defensive Rating gives a number to determine their defensive performance.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 16, 2025

'No apology': Ben Wallace denies cover-up over Afghans data leak that 'put thousands in peril'

Ex-Tory defence secretary says the decision to apply for the gagging order was ‘not, as some are childishly trying to claim, a cover-up’

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

Ben Wallace takes ‘complete responsibility’ for Afghan leak — but refuses to apologise for superinjunction

Sir Ben was defence secretary when a spreadsheet containing the personal information of nearly 19,000 Afghans was released ‘in error’ in February 2022

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025

Former defence secretary makes ‘no apology’ for Afghan injunction

Thousands of people are being relocated to the UK as part of a secret £850 million scheme set up in the wake of the breach.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025