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Boris Johnson backs Foreign Office chief despite ‘disastrous’ Afghan evacuation

The cross-party Foreign Affairs Committee demanded Sir Philip Barton considers his position in a scathing report.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

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 demand Foreign Office chief’s exit over ‘deep failures’ on Afghanistan evacuation

AFGHAN allies and British soldiers were “utterly let down by deep failures of leadership” in the UK Government during the evacuation from Kabul,…

The National (Scotland) · May 24, 2022

Foreign Office accused of cover-up to obscure that Boris Johnson ‘lied’ over Afghan dog rescue

‘If you are to say that, you are basically saying that the prime minister and the defence secretary are liars’

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

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

Second whistleblower suggests to committee that top civil servants lied to cover up episode

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2022

Boris Johnson DID order Afghan animal rescue and officials 'must have' lied, says whistle blower

Pen Farthing was able to evacuate 173 cats and dogs from Afghanistan last summer

Manchester Evening News · Mar 21, 2022

Kabul animal airlift: Foreign Office official sorry for misleading MPs

Senior official Sir Philip Barton apologises to foreign affairs committee for denial of correspondence with Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022

Top Foreign Office official apologises for misleading MPs on Afghan animal evacuation

Boris Johnson has been accused of lying over whether he authorised the airlift of cats and dogs from Afghanistan - but he branded claims 'total rhubarb'

Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2022

Top Foreign Office civil servant apologises for misleading MPs over Nowzad emails

Sir Philip Barton said he had given ‘inadvertently inaccurate answers’.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Foreign Office mandarin ‘not aware’ of any PM involvement in Nowzad evacuation

Sir Philip Barton said he was only aware of ‘speculation in the public domain’.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022