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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

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’.

Evening Standard

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

Ex-defence secretary says Afghan data leak superinjunction ‘saved lives’

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'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

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps defends use of superinjunction to suppress Afghan data leak

Shapps, defence secretary when the superinjunction was imposed, said its use was ‘entirely justified’ to save lives

The Guardian - UK

Exposed: Tory hypocrisy over Afghan data breach cover-up

Grant Shapps claims he was ‘surprised’ gagging order was in place for ‘so long’ – despite fighting to keep superinjunction in place

The Independent UK

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

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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

The Independent UK

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

Grant Shapps pushed for MoD Afghan superinjunction to remain in place

Ex-Tory defence secretary wanted data breach affecting those at risk from Taliban to be secret for as long as possible, say MoD sources

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of Afghans relocated to UK under secret scheme after data leak

Conservative government used superinjuction to hide error that put Afghans at risk and led to £2bn mitigation scheme

The Guardian - UK

Man accused of plot to share Shapps details says he wanted to ‘expose’ Russian spies

Howard Phillips tells court he hoped to ‘trap’ agents by offering information about the then defence secretary

The Guardian - UK

Man told fake Russian spies he had ‘useful’ information on Grant Shapps, jury hears

Howard Phillips claimed to undercover officers he had met then defence secretary on several occasions, court told

The Guardian - UK

Man accused of assisting Russia ‘planned to pass on Grant Shapps information’

Howard Phillips is on trial over allegedly intending to assist the RIS by helping people he believed were agents working for Moscow.

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The Guardian - UK

Man passed details on minister to police posing as Russian spies, UK court told

Howard Phillips gave information on then defence secretary Grant Shapps for ‘easy money’, prosecutor says

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UK Unveils Largest Defence Overhaul Since Cold War Amid Rising Global Threats

The UK launches a £15bn defence strategy to modernise forces with AI, nuclear subs, and cyber defences amid rising global threats.

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps says he’s barred from sharing theories on Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ‘in cahoots’

Grant Shapps says he is barred from sharing his theories on why Donald Trump is "in cahoots" with Vladimir Putin.

The Guardian - US

Ex-UK defence minister ‘disgusted’ by Trump’s attitude to Putin and Russia

Grant Shapps also compares calling Sumy strike a ‘mistake’ to statements by IRA terror group when it killed civilians

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The Guardian - UK

Johnson and Sunak may be asked to give evidence at asylum centre inquiry

Ex-secretaries of state and ministers could also be required to take part in hearings into Manston scandal

The Guardian - UK

A Climate of Truth by Mike Berners-Lee review – a white-hot takedown of environmental policy

The climate professor is justified in identifying the thinktanks, fossil fuel companies and politicians responsible for exacerbating the climate crisis but his list of remedies is underpowered

The Independent UK

Covid restrictions five years on: How the pandemic brought the world’s leading travel industry to its knees

Pandemic panic led to ‘millions of taxpayers’ cash blown on measures with no apparent plan or proof that it was working to protect public health’

Evening Standard

Renaming of submarine Agincourt ‘woke nonsense’, says ex-defence secretary

The Astute-class hunter-killer submarine planned to be called HMS Agincourt will now be HMS Achilles.

The Independent UK

‘Woke nonsense’: Grant Shapps hits out at submarine’s new name

Grant Shapps said ‘woke nonsense’ is being put ahead of tradition

The Guardian - UK

What is DEI and why is Trump opposed to it?

What the pushback against a more equal society could mean for a world fraught with power imbalances

Evening Standard

Hammersmith Bridge could stay closed to vehicles until 2035, MP warns

Putney MP Fleur Anderson has urged residents to write to the Department for Transport about the impact the closure is still having on their daily lives

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