Sir Grant Shapps has defended his decision to keep an unprecedented legal gagging order in place over the Afghan data leak under the previous government, saying he would "walk over hot coals to save those lives".The former defence secretary said lifting the superinjunction, which was imposed while he was in post, may have endangered those whose personal information was released "in error" in February 2022.

Sir Grant Shapps has defended his decision to keep an unprecedented legal gagging order in place over the Afghan data leak under the previous government, saying he would "walk over hot coals to save those lives".The former defence secretary said lifting the superinjunction, which was imposed while he was in post, may have endangered those whose personal information was released "in error" in February 2022.