1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: And after the UK we go. Vincent Mecavinni, good morning 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: to you. 3 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 2: Good morning. 4 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: So there's FGEN data bridge. What's the latest on this? 5 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, this has been rumbling on for a few days now. 6 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 2: It's been revealed after a superinjunction a very rare legal 7 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 2: procedure was lifted that a data breach detailing some Afghan 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 2: citizens who had aided British troops and other forces during 9 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: the many years that they were there doing things like 10 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 2: translation and working with them. Well, their personal details and 11 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: details of their family were leaked out, putting them at risk, 12 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 2: and so there has been this secret scheme which has 13 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 2: resettled many of them here in the UK. But this 14 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 2: afternoon it's been discovered that the names of around one 15 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: hundred British nationals, including spies working for intelligence agencies like 16 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 2: MI six and members of the Special Forces the SAS 17 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 2: and SBS, their details were also on this spreadsheet, compromising them. 18 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 2: Because it's unclear whether or not this leak stayed in 19 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 2: Afghanistan or if other powers such as China or Russia 20 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: were able to get their hands on it, and that 21 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 2: would have identified some people whose identities should have really 22 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 2: remained protected. 23 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: Meanwhile, you've actually done it. Sixteen year olds will vote 24 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: at the nixt general election in twenty twenty nine. 25 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right, the first general election where we'll see 26 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 2: sixteen and seventeen year olds getting to vote. It was 27 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 2: something that Labor had promised in their manifesto, but it 28 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 2: wasn't clear when they were actually going to introduce this. 29 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 2: There's a bit of thinking in the party that younger 30 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: people tend to be more left leaning and so that 31 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 2: they could support them. But more generally, a lot of 32 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 2: people welcoming this proposal because it does seem like a 33 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 2: lot of people, particularly older voters, are the ones only 34 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: being catered to buy the parties when it comes to elections. 35 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 2: Things here in the UK, with what we call the 36 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 2: triple lock, which is a freeze on sort of changing 37 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 2: pension rules mean that they're pretty well protected in terms 38 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: of how they provide out the sort of recent times 39 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: in the ECONO, but services for young people being cut, 40 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 2: more student fees it being increased, all that kind of stuff. 41 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 2: People are thinking this might try to rebalance somewhat the 42 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 2: generational divide that we're seeing here in the UK. 43 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, going to come up. There's going to be some 44 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 1: left leading parties are going to come up with some 45 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: pretty wacky policies. I mean, you know, free Minecraft and 46 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: upgrades for every kid because they think they might actually 47 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: get them some votes. So good luck. Do you have 48 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: a great weekend, Vincent mcavinia. 49 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 2: For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live 50 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 2: to News Talks it Be from five am weekdays, or 51 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 2: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.