This debacle occurred under the previous Conservative government, which obtained a superinjunction preventing several media organisations that were aware of the leak from reporting on it. Until now the Afghans affected, reportedly 24,000 of whom have already been brought to the UK or will come in the future, were not aware of the full facts. It isn’t the first time personal data relating to Afghans who worked with overseas forces in Afghanistan before the Taliban takeover in August 2021 has leaked. Many want to come to the UK for the same reason British officials in Afghanistan sought them out: because they speak excellent or perfect English. They will continue to try to reach the UK by irregular means because we have failed to protect them.