WATCH AGAIN: Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch in last PMQs before recess

Tune in for what promises to be a fiery and consequential session of Prime Minister’s Questions, the last before Parliament breaks for recess. Labour leader Keir Starmer takes to the despatch box with the political weather unusually in his favour, as the Conservative front bench reels from a growing scandal involving a suppressed data breach that endangered Afghan nationals seeking asylum in the UK.

The revelation that Conservative ministers used a super-injunction to suppress news of the breach which exposed the identities of Afghans applying to flee Taliban rule has triggered outrage, urgent inquiries, and mounting pressure on the government. The fallout has dominated headlines, casting a long shadow over Rishi Sunak’s administration and providing fertile ground for Starmer to go on the offensive.

Defence Secretary John Healey has been front and centre in the media storm this morning, underscoring his role in lifting what he called an “unprecedented” High Court gag order. He is expected to use today’s platform to double down on Labour’s calls for transparency and accountability, while also declaring an end to the “secret Afghan resettlement route” that was at the heart of the controversy.