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SNP call for full inquiry over 'disaster' of UK withdrawal from Afghanistan

THE SNP have called for a full independent inquiry into the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan after MPs slammed the UK Government’s…

The National (Scotland) · May 24, 2022

MPs suggest Johnson behind ‘mysterious intervention’ in Nowzad evacuation

Downing Street has denied the Prime Minister played any role in prioritising the evacuation of the animal welfare charity’s staff from Afghanistan.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

MPs slam Raab and demand Foreign Office chief quit over ‘deep failures’ on Kabul

A scathing report by the Commons' Foreign Affairs Committee calls for Sir Philip Barton to consider his position for his “fundamental lack of seriousness, grip or leadership” during the Afghanistan fallout

Daily Mirror · May 23, 2022

British law firms help oligarchs avoid legitimate media scrutiny, MPs told

Two journalists spoke to MPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee about the tactics firms typically use

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2022

Liz Truss 'branded diplomacy "really boring" and didn't want Foreign Secretary job'

Former Tory MP Rory Stewart claimed Ms Truss, who became Foreign Secretary in September 2021, made the claims when he was running to lead the Foreign Affairs Committee

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022

UK cost-of-living crisis will be ‘driven by war’ as petrol and food prices soar, warns Tom Tugendhat

Petrol prices will surge well past £1.70 a litre unless Western leaders take action to stop Vladimir Putin, says Foreign Affairs Committee chair

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022