John Healey issues apology over data breach that put 100,000 Afghans at risk

• Defence Secretary John Healey issued a sincere apology for a data breach that endangered nearly 100,000 Afghans.
• The breach involved a leaked spreadsheet containing details of 25,000 Afghan asylum applicants, MPs, and senior military officers.
• The sensitive information was mistakenly sent out in February 2022, putting lives at risk from the Taliban.
• Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday 15 July 2025, Mr Healey acknowledged the serious incident occurred under the previous government.
• Watch the video in full above.

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Defence secretary issues apology over MoD data breach which put thousands of lives at risk