Tory ex-ministers have sought to defend their record amid mounting pressure over the Afghan data leak that resulted in an unprecedented superinjunction and an £850 million secret relocation scheme.

Ex-veterans minister Johnny Mercer claimed he had ‘receipts’ regarding the former Conservative administration’s actions in relation to Kabul.

More than three-quarters of children’s doctors say poverty-related illness has increased over the last two years, as they warned of an 'unbearable level' of hardship among kids ...