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The PM faces scathing criticism from Tory MPs over the pullout from Afghanistan in recall debate.
As the rush to escape continues, the British ambassador says we have "days, not weeks".
Horrifying pictures emerge of people passing children over airport fence in Kabul
The PM faces scathing criticism from Tory MPs over the pullout from Afghanistan in recall debate.
As the rush to escape continues, the British ambassador says we have "days, not weeks".
Horrifying pictures emerge of people passing children over airport fence in Kabul
This scoop by @johnestevens that Dominic Raab ignored advise to call the Afghan foreign minister last Friday - losing precious hours.
The FCO tell us he was "engaged on a range of other calls" and delegated it to a junior minister
The FCO tell us he was "engaged on a range of other calls" and delegated it to a junior minister
https://twitter.com/hendopolis/status/1428106209375277064?s=20
Ben Wallace on @SkyNews says the Taliban are allowing people through to a processing centre "contrary to reports".
He says the problem is "they are letting everyone through" to the airport including people w/out permission to fly - leaving soldiers to do "crowd control".
He says the problem is "they are letting everyone through" to the airport including people w/out permission to fly - leaving soldiers to do "crowd control".
Ben Wallace:
"We are not sending out empty planes. We haven't sent out any empty planes so far".
He says if there is any spare capacity it's given to other nations - some was offered to Nato personnel.
"We are not sending out empty planes. We haven't sent out any empty planes so far".
He says if there is any spare capacity it's given to other nations - some was offered to Nato personnel.
Ben Wallace defends Gen Nick Carter over these comments yesterday saying he knows more about Afghanistan than anybody and "when he speaks, we should listen"
news.sky.com/story/afghanis…
news.sky.com/story/afghanis…
Ben Wallace comments on claims around the Raab phone call, saying he's had no problem with the FCO.
Says he's not sure how much difference a phone call would have made - and how much leverage the now collapsed government had at that time.
Says he's not sure how much difference a phone call would have made - and how much leverage the now collapsed government had at that time.
Ben Wallace, whose face was thunderous during yesterday's debate says MPs were "long on criticism and short on solutions".
"A lot of that debate was people expressing their deep frustration and fear that we live in a different world than we took for granted."
"A lot of that debate was people expressing their deep frustration and fear that we live in a different world than we took for granted."
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