A data leak that led thousands of Afghans to be resettled in the U.K. after their safety was jeopardized because they assisted forces against the Taliban also exposed the identities of British spies ...

Former defence secretary Grant Shapps has defended the decision to keep secret a data breach involving the details of thousands of Afghans and some British officials.

Shapps later went to the Court of Appeal to ensure the super-injunction remained in place after a judge sought to lift it in May 2024, shortly before the July general election that the Tories lost to ...