On Tuesday, a major data breach which led to thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK became public knowledge for the first time. Chris joins Adam to discuss the former government’s account of events, as well as what could happen next. And, Adam speaks to Larisa Brown, Defence Editor at The Times, about how she broke the story.

LONDON (AP) — British governments past and present face allegations of avoiding scrutiny and undermining democracy after the revelation that thousands of Afghans have been resettled in the U.K under a program that was hidden from the media, the public and lawmakers in Parliament.

So far, 4,500 Afghans have come to the U.K. as part of the program. An additional 600, along with their immediate families, are set to arrive soon. The secret plan has cost £400m so far, and the Ministry of Defense is projecting a further cost of £400m to £450m. In U.S. dollars, this program will cost more than $1 billion.

The Ministry of Defence has warned law firms suing for compensation for the Afghan leak victims that it will “fight them hard”. At least two practices have vowed to take legal action against the Government on behalf of hundreds who claim they were affected by the most damaging data breach in British history.

Thousands of Afghan nationals have been secretly relocated to the United Kingdom after a major data breach in 2022 compromised their identities. The resettlement scheme was kept secret under a super-injunction which stopped it from being made public.