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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Weaver

UK whistleblower ‘morally compelled’ to speak out on Afghan withdrawal

Josie Stewart pictured sitting on a park bench near Westminster
Josie Stewart was ‘horrified’ by the chaos and dysfunction at the Whitehall crisis centre, the tribunal heard. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

A Foreign Office civil servant felt “morally compelled” to speak to the media about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan after the government presented a “dishonest account” of what happened, an employment tribunal has heard.

Josie Stewart was sacked by the Foreign Office (FCDO) after blowing the whistle on the failures of the withdrawal from Kabul and disclosing emails indicating Boris Johnson’s involvement in an “outrageous” decision to prioritise the evacuation of staff from the animal charity Nowzad, despite his denials.

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