Afghans ‘at risk of being radicalised in the UK’ as Home Office urged to investigate threat
Radicalisation warning as 1,300 Afghans become homeless in past year
- A review into a Ministry of Defence data leak has warned that Afghans evacuated to Britain are at risk of radicalisation due to feeling let down by their new life in the UK.
- Paul Rimmer, who led the review, highlighted a growing disparity between resettled Afghans’ expectations and the reality of stretched UK housing and public services.
- The warning follows a catastrophic MoD data leak in which the names and contact details of around 18,700 Afghans applying to relocate to Britain were exposed.
- This breach, discovered in August 2023, led to about 16,000 Afghans being covertly relocated to Britain. Details could only recently be reported after a superinjunction was lifted.
- The review also revealed that more than 1,300 Afghans have become homeless since July 2023, with initial government estimates that 10 per cent of refugees could face homelessness proving overly optimistic.