‘Serious questions to answer’ over Afghan data breach, says Keir Starmer

<p>PM says Tory former ministers must explain how error that put Afghans at risk was allowed to happen</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jul/16/afghan-resettlement-data-leak-pmqs-latest-live-politics-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Conservative former ministers have “serious questions to answer” over the secret scheme to resettle Afghan nationals named in a data breach under the previous government, Keir Starmer has said.</p><p>In his first comment on the subject since news <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/15/thousands-relocated-data-leak-afghans-who-helped-british-forces">of the £850m programme emerged</a> after an unprecedented superinjunction blocking discussion about it was lifted on Tuesday, the prime minister welcomed a planned inquiry into what happened led by the Commons defence committee.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/16/serious-questions-to-answer-over-afghan-data-breach-says-keir-starmer">Continue reading...</a>