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@RoryStewartUK

"....Rory Stewart, the former international development secretary, said the problems were surmountable, but the opportunity for helping vulnerable people was slipping away.

“We have a narrow window to get people out,” he said. “At the moment, ../1

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1464886586232000514

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@RoryStewartUK

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“...At the moment, very strangely, the Taliban is prepared to permit people out. That won’t be true for ever. It’s very likely at some point they’ll start taking more drastic measures. We have a deep #moral #obligation. These people, who../2

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@RoryStewartUK

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"....These people, who are profoundly vulnerable – the British government said that they were going to help. It’s just astonishing that they haven’t done so. This sort of programme, actually, is the kind of thing that is the good alternative/3

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@RoryStewartUK

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"...This sort of programme, actually, is the kind of thing that is the good alternative to these dangerous, unplanned routes. It moves people safely, but it’s also the way of ensuring that the most vulnerable are prioritised.”
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