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The Government has been criticised for exacerbating worker shortages by introducing a new immigration system during a pandemic.
The Government has been criticised for exacerbating worker shortages by introducing a new immigration system during a pandemic.
General Sir Nick Carter has said "everybody got it wrong" over the pace of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab made the comment while visiting Pakistan on a diplomatic mission regarding the Afghanistan crisis.
Boris Johnson made an address to troops who have returned from Kabul, at Merville Barracks in Colchester, Essex.
The Prime Minister's special representative for Afghan transition is meeting with "senior Taliban representatives".
Veterans' groups are campaigning to help people who made it onto evacuation flights, but left everything they had, behind.
What is next for those desperate to escape Taliban rule and retribution for working with international forces?
For many unable to reach the airport in time, the nightmare is just beginning.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said earlier the UK evacuation mission effort had entered its final stages.
At least 13 US service personnel were killed in the attack at Kabul airport which also injured more than 150 people.
Ben Wallace says supporters of ex-Marine Pen Farthing have 'taken up too much time" in Kabul evacuation effort.
Boris Johnson was speaking after several explosions near Afghanistan's Kabul airport, which killed US service personnel and Afghans.
Ben Wallace has posted a series of tweets, including stating: "No-one, at any stage, has blocked a flight."
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said Pen Farthing, his staff and animals will be able to leave on their chartered flight.
Boris Johnson said the UK is "confident we can get thousands more out" of Afghanistan, despite the US not extending the 31 August deadline.
The Prime Minister has also backed Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who has faced criticism over the crisis.