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Tax hikes, benefit cuts, social care, the crisis in Afghanistan: Boris Johnson faces grilling from MPs as parliament returns
Boris Johnson is set to face a significant amount of opposition from MPs over his handling of the Afghanistan crisis,…
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Afghanistan: Boris Johnson to use ‘every economic, political and diplomatic lever’ to help those left behind by UK
Boris Johnson will tell MPs that he will use “every economic, political and diplomatic lever” to help Afghans left behind…
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Afghanistan: UK needs to engage with Taliban given ‘new reality’, says Dominic Raab
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has highlighted the importance of engaging with the Taliban as he acknowledged the need “to face…
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With Afghanistan now in a state few could have imagined, Dominic Raab plays catch up in Qatar
A Taliban propaganda video has been aired on Afghanistan’s state television showing fighters parading their arsenal of weapons and homemade…
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Afghanistan: Raab says evacuations from Kabul airport could resume ‘in the near future’ following discussions with Qatar
Evacuations from Kabul airport may be able to resume ‘in the near future’, Dominic Raab has said, following discussions on…
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Afghanistan: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in Qatar for talks on safe passage for British nationals
Dominic Raab has flown to Qatar for talks about evacuating British nationals and Afghan interpreters from Afghanistan following the Taliban…
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Afghanistan: Dominic Raab ‘not confident’ on how many people eligible to come to UK remain trapped under Taliban rule
Dominic Raab has said he is “not confident with any precision” about how many people who are entitled to come…
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Afghanistan: Former MI6 boss warns UK’s terror threat level ‘greater today’ following Taliban takeover
The UK’s former spy chief has warned the terror threat is “greater today” than it was prior to the West’s…
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Afghanistan: Senior Tories condemn US-UK ‘blame game’ over Kabul airport attack
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has rejected claims a British request may have contributed to the risk of a terror attack…
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Afghanistan: Dominic Raab admits British nationals still in country face ‘challenge’ to find route to UK
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has admitted it will be a “challenge” for British nationals left in Afghanistan to now find…
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