Afghan asylum scheme predicted to 'accelerate change' in UK politics as cover-up symbolises 'everything wrong' with Britain

The Afghan relocation scheme, which cost £850million, followed a data breach of almost 19,000 people who helped British troops.

Delivering his verdict on the outcome of the scandal, Heath declared that the scheme and subsequent cover-up underpins "everything that has gone wrong with the UK".

Heath told GB News: " I think it symbolises everything that's gone wrong with the UK, it's the scandal of all scandals.

"It's where everything has gone wrong and sort of merges into one mega story, because you've got every aspect of what's gone wrong with the past 20 years."

He explained: "The war in Iraq and Afghanistan, which was a disaster, excessive amount of immigration and not enough integration, which was a disaster. The grooming gangs scandal, everything. It all comes together.

"The powers the state seized during lockdown, the war on free speech, it all comes together in this story, which is a major scandal, a major cover up and an absolute disgrace, frankly."

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Asked by host Ben Leo if he believes Britons are increasingly feeling "betrayed" by the political class, Heath slightly disagreed: "I think these politicians are wrong and incompetent, but I wouldn't go further than that.

"They are what I call social democratic universalists. They believe that the British welfare state and the British state has a duty that's roughly equal when it comes to foreign citizens and British citizens, which is why they're very interested in the duty of care when it comes to these people that are coming over."

Highlighting how the cover-up signifies "a reset" in British politics, Heath stated that this scandal in particular engulfs "both main parties".

Heath said: "The fundamental issue here is that this is a scandal that engulfs both Labour and the Conservative Party and therefore, this whole idea that the two parties are far too close, far too similar, far too in the middle has been proved to be correct.

"The Conservatives did this in the first place and Labour kept it going for a year, and that's unacceptable. And I think it's time for major reset.

"A very large percentage of the population feels alienated by the political system. They feel that their views are not sufficiently represented.

"And when they look at this scandal, they'll think, yes, that's exactly it, this scandal tells us everything we thought we knew about the political class, but actually, it's even worse than that."

Claiming that the "tectonic plates are shifting" for UK politics, Heath concluded: "The tectonic plates are shifting. There's going to be a major shift, and I think this shift is taking place.

"The shift is coming because we're governed by a Labour Party that's very much of the left, signed up to all these global visions, but change is coming, and I think this scandal will accelerate that change."