Holly Bancroft

Afghans thought the email from the government last week informing them of the data breach was going to tell them they were eligible for sanctuary. "We don’t deserve this", they tell @Holly_JoyB independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Grant Shapps tells the BBC he was surprised the superinjunction wasn't lifted when Labour came in. Absolutely extraordinary given Judge Chamberlain lifted it just before the general election and then the Conservative government appealed so it remained in place!

‘We were lucky to escape Afghanistan alive – nine months later, we’re still waiting to be brought to safety’ independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

More than 100 names of British government personnel, including special forces, in Afghan data leak independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

An aside on Triples. I pushed & pushed within MOD for clarification in response to what was said in press, Parliament & by campaigners. Again & again, I said in public what very senior officials & military had briefed me. It is hugely frustrating that proved to be wrong. [8/25]

And then the debate over the Triples (a group of around 1,500 Afghan special forces who’d worked alongside UK military). By early 2024, it was clear MOD decision making on these troops was flawed & would need review with an expectation many would now be deemed eligible. [7/25]

Lord Beamish, the committee chairman, questioned whether the court had been “misled” given there was no reason why the ISC should not handle highly secret intelligence. He told @thetimes he was "appalled"

Henry Zeffman: "In May 2024 the Judge said the Afghan superinjunction could no longer be justified, the day before Rishi Sunak called the general election, & the government then appealed, so they actively sought for the superinjunction to remain in place." #PoliticsLive

Information that the crucial Rimmer review into Afghan data leak relied on was already available to the Ministry of Defence - raising questions over why the unprecedented gagging order was maintained for so long. Defence official Dominic Wilson has said that the review was…

There is a lot of deflection taking place by politicians this morning, suggesting that the court kept the superinjunction in place and that had to be overcome. That's not true or not complete- the government kept it in place by repeatedly applying for its renewal.

Hundreds of Afghan commandos have had their details leaked as part of MoD data breach before being left in the dark about catastrophic error. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

EXCLUSIVE: Sit down with Defence Sec on Afghan data leak All but confirms person responsible is still working for HMG Refuses to say if anyone has been sacked Says he wouldn’t have taken out super BUT can’t rule out superinjunction use in future podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

The superinjunction has now been lifted after a legal battle spearheaded by The Times. The two-year fight was kickstarted by David Williams and Sam Greenhill @s_greenhill at the Daily Mail and it has been quite the journey with the indefatigable @Holly_JoyB and Global Media's…

‘This is a state overreach, and ultimately it has acted in a way which is overbearing, unfair and almost totalitarian’ Alex Chalk urges Labour to consider new measures to help IPP prisoners in chat with @Independent & @Trapped_Pod independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…

New: 'Defects' in decision-making led to Afghan special forces being wrongly denied relocation to the UK, High Court rules Caseworkers weren't given access to relevant payment records & were 'overly reliant' on UKSF's input independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n… @Holly_JoyB write-up