The foreign Secretary’s admitted - with the 'benefit of hindsight' - he would have returned from holiday earlier, as the Taliban took control of Kabul.

MP for Esher and Walton Dominic Raab's been facing calls to resign - but he insists the UK government got a grip on the crisis.

British troops have evacuated over 9-thousand people from Afghanistan, ahead of Tuesday's deadline to withdraw soldiers.

Mr Raab says everyone involved in the operation is mindful that the clock's ticking.