{"id":263132,"date":"2025-07-19T00:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T23:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/downing-street-defends-defence-secretary-after-accusations-he-misled-parliament\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T00:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T23:04:47","slug":"downing-street-defends-defence-secretary-after-accusations-he-misled-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/downing-street-defends-defence-secretary-after-accusations-he-misled-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Downing Street defends defence secretary after accusations he misled parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/jt2XgKiag0M\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Downing Street defends defence secretary after accusations he misled parliament\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jt2XgKiag0M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Downing Street has defended Defence Secretary John Healey after accusations he misled MPs when saying no serving armed forces personnel were put at risk by the Afghan data breach.<\/p>\n<p>Number 10 said the Defence Secretary\u2019s statement to the Commons, in which he said that \u201cto the best of my knowledge\u201d no serving armed forces personnel were put at risk by the breach, was \u201caccurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Opposition critics have demanded the minister \u201ccorrect the record\u201d after it emerged days later that MI6 spies and members of the SAS were among those named in a list emailed out \u201cin error\u201d February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether Mr Healey had misled MPs, a Number 10 spokesperson said: \u201cI believe it was an accurate statement.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Downing Street has defended Defence Secretary John Healey after accusations he misled MPs when saying no serving armed forces personnel were put at risk by the Afghan data breach. 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