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Wednesday, 8 December 2021

The Brentford MP says she’s had “hundreds of emails” from her constituents who’ve had family members stranded in Afghanistan

It follows a whistleblower alleging that the evacuation was “dysfunctional” and saw staffing and computer issues.

Ruth Cadbury says the reports will “only add to the heartbreak and worry” and the government should open their Afghan resettlement scheme.

Esher MP Dominic Raab who was foreign secretary at the time, says 15,000 people were airlifted out in two weeks, and that's something to be "proud of."