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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent

Boris Johnson did prioritise animal charity for Afghan evacuation, MPs told

Boris Johnson walks out from 10 Downing Street
Boris Johnson has been accused of ‘putting the lives of animals ahead of humans on a personal whim’. Photograph: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

A second whistleblower has gone public to say it was “widespread knowledge” in government that Boris Johnson ordered the prioritisation of an animal charity based in Afghanistan for evacuation during the Taliban takeover last summer.

Josie Stewart, who worked in the Foreign Office for seven years, including a stint in the Kabul embassy, suggested senior civil servants in the department had lied to cover up the embarrassing episode.

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