Conservative ex-ministers at war as Afghan data leak sparks furious blame game
Former PM Liz Truss accused ex-Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace of a ' huge betrayal of public trust '.
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She said she was 'shocked by the secrecy' of Operation Rubific, which brought 4,500 Afghans to Britain after their details were leaked.
And she demanded those responsible in governments and the bureaucracy needed to be held to account.
But Sir Ben hit back by claiming Ms Truss — Foreign Secretary under Boris Johnson in February 2022 — approved the plan in office.
He replied to her X post: 'Oh dear Liz. Not quite. You were part of the Cabinet that approved the relocation of Afghans and the wider Home Office refugee scheme.'
He also defended his actions, writing: 'I make no apology for applying to the court for an injunction at the time.
"Imagine if the Taliban had been alerted to the existence of this list.'
Sir Keir Starmer said both former ministers had 'serious questions to answer' about the airlift that may ultimately cost an estimated £7billion.
Ex-Tory MP Sir Jacob Rees Mogg also called on Sir Grant Shapps, who was Defence Secretary when the injunction became a superinjunction, to speak out on the revelations.
And Reform UK's Zia Yusuf has called for a judge-led inquiry into the operation.
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