Starmer ''welcomes'' inquiry into Afghan leak

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Speaking in the House of Commons today, Sir Keir Starmer said ex-ministers in the previous Conservative government have “serious questions to answer” about the Afghan data breach which resulted in a £850 million secret relocation scheme and an unprecedented legal gagging order. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00There's always been support across this House for the United Kingdom fulfilling our obligations to

00:05Afghans who served alongside British forces. We warned in opposition about conservative

00:12management of this policy and yesterday the Defence Secretary set out the full extent of

00:18the failings that we inherited. A major data breach, a super injunction, a secret route that

00:27has already cost hundreds of millions of pounds. Ministers who served under the party opposite

00:33have serious questions to answer about how this was ever allowed to happen. The Chair

00:39of the Defence Committee has indicated that he intends to hold further inquiries. I welcome

00:44that and hope that those who were in office at the time will welcome that scrutiny.

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