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Headlines across various UK newspapers have been dominated by news of a secret scheme that saw the UK government offer asylum to thousands of Afghans following a data leak that exposed their personal information to the Taliban. The Daily Telegraph highlights the “£7bn Afghan migrant cover-up” revealing that 24,000 Afghans were offered asylum after the breach jeopardized the safety of 19,000 individuals. This scheme remained shrouded in secrecy for almost two years due to a super-injunction imposed by the government to prevent any information from being made public.
The i Paper reports on the government’s efforts to hide this “fiasco” by using an “unprecedented” super-injunction to silence the media and the public. Former defence secretary Ben Wallace is quoted defending the court order, claiming that it ultimately saved lives. The Metro discloses that the gag order was recently lifted by a High Court judge, who expressed concerns over the serious implications it had on free speech.
In light of the scandal, the Times exposes the government cover-up that endangered the lives of over 100,000 Afghans after their personal information was leaked. Labour chairman of the defence select committee, Tan Dhesi, condemns the handling of the breach and subsequent super-injunction as “an absolute mess and wholly unacceptable”. The Financial Times details the multi-billion pound scheme which aimed to relocate 25,000 Afghans to the UK at a potential cost of £7bn, with approximately 18,500 individuals already relocated
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