, and now with dominic raab in this situation, the pm has been _ raab in this situation, the pm has beenimself from the situation, even though he — himself from the situation, even though he hasn't condemned some of his ministers for their actions sufficiently enough to most people's likin- sufficiently enough to most people's iiking in _ sufficiently enough to most people's liking in the country. he has been able to— liking in the country. he has been able to kind of remove himself from the situation, but i think that if this does— the situation, but i think that if this does come out that it rings true, _ this does come out that it rings true, that— this does come out that it rings true, that the pm did say to him, "0h. _ true, that the pm did say to him, "oh. it's— true, that the pm did say to him, "oh. it's ok. _ true, that the pm did say to him, "oh, it's ok, just stay on holiday, afghanistan — "oh, it's ok, just stay on holiday, afghanistan has basically fallen down _ afghanistan has basically fallen down by you stay for an extra couple of days _ down by you stay for an extra coupl

ben wallace is right that no phone call from dominic raab or. phone call from dominic raab or anybodyban from taking kabul or the collapse of the afghan government. but in _ collapse of the afghan government. but in the _ collapse of the afghan government. but in the situation like this, there's— but in the situation like this, there's not much you can do. but there _ there's not much you can do. but there are — there's not much you can do. but there are things you can do, and my view is _ there are things you can do, and my view is that— there are things you can do, and my view is that the duty —— it is the duty— view is that the duty —— it is the duty of— view is that the duty —— it is the duty of civil _ view is that the duty —— it is the duty of civil servants to make themselves available for those essentially incremental phone calls or changes that will enable one extra _ or changes that will enable one extra family or ten extra families who did — extra family or ten extra families who did service to the uk government and to— who did service to the uk government and to our— who d

shyama, let's talk about dominic raab _ so, frankly.a, let's talk about dominic raab in at the l so, frankly. shyama, let's talk - about dominic raab in at the sunday telegraph as well. according to the paper, who he is suggesting we are going to have to rely on an order to help moderate the taliban as they afghanistan going forwards. {hind afghanistan going forwards. china and russia he _ afghanistan going forwards. china and russia he is— afghanistan going forwards. c�*i “lag and russia he is suggesting, which of course makes you sort of extremely anxious. we would not take their gs equipment because we did not trust china not to be bugging us all. we have had russians on our soil poisoning people and these only two countries in which we are going to rely to help us get out of this mess or, at least, to navigate this mess. you could not make it up, really. in mess. you could not make it up, reall . , . ., ., , really. in the times, dominic raab is as ones going — really. in the times, dominic raab is as ones going to _ really. in the

this is dominic raab he was in paris on july _ papers._ papers. this is dominic raab he was in paris on july the 26th _ papers. this is dominic raab he was in paris on july the 26th for- papers. this is dominic raab he was in paris on july the 26th for a - in paris on july the 26th for a meeting _ in paris on july the 26th for a meeting. now, this wasjust a week after they— meeting. now, this wasjust a week after they put france on the amber plus after they put france on the amber pius aiert~ — after they put france on the amber plus alert. which meant that everybody else who came back to this country _ everybody else who came back to this country would have to quarantine for ten days, _ country would have to quarantine for ten days, isolated ten days, and they— ten days, isolated ten days, and they could — ten days, isolated ten days, and they could come out after five with two negative tests well dominic raab didn't do— two negative tests well dominic raab didn't do either of these things. and he — didn't do either of these things. and

dominic raab insists he was working _ mattered. hard _ mattered. dominic raab insists he was working hard on _ mattered. dominic raab insists he was working hard on holiday, - mattered. dominic raab insists he i was working hard on holiday, getting back to britain in the early hours of monday after the taliban had captured kabul. one phone call might not have changed anything but it adds to the picture of a government blindsided by events and slow to catch up. today mr raab chaired talks with the g7 and other countries. this signal was not subtle. but there is cross—party anger at what has happened in afghanistan and the foreign secretary is feeling the flak. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. our correspondent secunder kermani is in kabul now put at what i hope is there that all those people begging to get out at the airport, that they might be able to leave? t to get out at the airport, that they might be able to leave?— to get out at the airport, that they might be able to leave? i was there a short while _ might be able to leav

dominic raabjust appeared to johnson and dominic raab...n. i caught him asking the woman in charge of the centre what the situation was at the airport, and i thought, mate, you're the foreign secretary. the whole thing epitomise how for all the influence boris johnson and dominic raab have had, they might as well have stayed on holiday. they might as well have stayed on holida . �* , ., ., , holiday. there's a really vivid sto at holiday. there's a really vivid story at the _ holiday. there's a really vivid story at the bottom - holiday. there's a really vivid story at the bottom of - holiday. there's a really vivid story at the bottom of the i holiday. there's a really vivid i story at the bottom of the front page of the sunday times. british troops help last evacuate to climb the fence. it gives you a very strong sense of the absolutely desperate situation that people have found themselves in as they have scrambled to try to make it on board a flight. for everyone who's got on, you think about people who are left behind. �* ., ,., ., , be

well, dominic raab does need to _ in afghanistan? dominic raab i does need to resign because we need a foreign secretary who is actually able to take control of this situation to the greatest extent possible, to be completely focused on the task at hand and not having to spend all his time fending off very serious and damaging questions about his ability to do the job. so he has to resign immediately. if he doesn't, borisjohnson should finally start showing some leadership and sack him, because the government, the entire government, is being driven off course by all of the speculation about dominic raab's future. 0nce the speculation about dominic raab's future. once that the speculation about dominic raab's future. 0nce thatjob has been done, we hopefully would have someone in place with some chance of doing the job property, and we then need to be working really closely with allies, with the united states in particular, around carving out a safe corridor in kabul so that people who we need to get out can physically make it to the a

-- dominic raab. he is certainly — under over that? -- dominic raab.pressure from the opposition parties, labour, the lib the opposition parties, labour, the lib dems _ the opposition parties, labour, the lib dems and the snp. some people are saying _ lib dems and the snp. some people are saying he should resign or he should _ are saying he should resign or he should be — are saying he should resign or he should be sacked. i don't think that is where _ should be sacked. i don't think that is where he — should be sacked. i don't think that is where he is as far as where the government— is where he is as far as where the government is likely to be in response _ government is likely to be in response to this. their argument is, look, _ response to this. their argument is, look. given— response to this. their argument is, look, given where the afghan government was last friday, in other words _ government was last friday, in other words deteriorating, perhaps that kind of— words deteriorating, perhaps that kind of call wouldn't have counted for very— kind

other opposition - parties believe dominic raab's time is up.ign or be sacked by the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, insists he must go. so swift was the taliban takeover that kabul had already fallen by the time dominic raab got back to the uk on sunday night. and today, one of his cabinet colleagues, said there was very little be collapsing afghanistan government could have done to help. last afghanistan government could have done to help-— done to help. last friday, the aft han done to help. last friday, the afghan government _ done to help. last friday, the afghan government was - done to help. last friday, the i afghan government was melting done to help. last friday, the - afghan government was melting away quicker— afghan government was melting away quicker than ice and a phone call to an afghan — quicker than ice and a phone call to an afghan ministerat quicker than ice and a phone call to an afghan minister at that moment in time would _ an afghan minister at that moment in time would not have made a difference. what we were abso

no reason at all why dominic raab couldn't do the same thing _ dominic raab couldn't do the same thing he would be leading _ thing and in doing so he would be leading by— thing and in doing so he would be leading by example. katy thing and in doing so he would be leading by example.— leading by example. katy do you think this is _ leading by example. katy do you think this is definitely _ leading by example. katy do you think this is definitely having - leading by example. katy do you think this is definitely having an | think this is definitely having an erosion of public trust when we keep seeing stories like this? i’m erosion of public trust when we keep seeing stories like this?— seeing stories like this? i'm not sure about _ seeing stories like this? i'm not sure about the _ seeing stories like this? i'm not sure about the specific - seeing stories like this? i'm not sure about the specific news - seeing stories like this? i'm not i sure about the specific news about dominic raab because the news is coming out but i can see how it could affect public morale and you have the situat

dominic raab _ left behind? there is not a lot of detail. dominic raab writing - left behind? raab writing in l left behind? there is not a lot of detail. dominic raab writing in a j detail. dominic raab writing in a newspaper today has talked about land route, when kabul airport comes accessible again but what conversations are going on with third countries bordering afghanistan? to what extent might they alley was to set up processing centres, might people be able to get to and cross the border and what systems do we have in place to welcome people going forward? i understand we should hear more details about the refugee scheme in the coming week, but there will be going pressure on the government to really spell out what they are going to do to help people.— to do to help people. thanks very much. dr waheed arian is a nhs doctor who came to the uk as a refugee from afghanistan. thank you forjoining us. do you have loved ones in afghanistan and anyone anyone who wanted would like to get out? anyone anyone who wanted would like to net out? ,., ., ., ., ,, anyone anyone who wa

everything sounds weak, we had dominic raab talking about— weak, we had dominic raab talking about lessonsey've already failed the exams, there's no more _ already failed the exams, there's no more lessons to be learned from this _ more lessons to be learned from this. ., ., this. front page of the ft, even they have _ this. front page of the ft, even they have the — this. front page of the ft, even they have the picture _ this. front page of the ft, even they have the picture of - this. front page of the ft, even they have the picture of that - this. front page of the ft, even they have the picture of that air force plane, going back to your point that this is the defining image of the biden presidency. but underneath that picture... what is this story? underneath that picture... what is this sto ? . . underneath that picture... what is thissto ? , , ., . underneath that picture. .. what is this story?— this story? this is to deal with a us company _ this story? this is to deal with a us company taking _ this story? this is to deal with a us company taking over- this story? this is to dea

it could _ by dominic raab to on holiday. it could be — by dominic raab to on holiday. talking to people who helped us in the war. i think he's _ who helped us in the war. i think he's been — who helped us in the war. i think he's been accused of having little contact _ he's been accused of having little contact with people in the area. this wasnt— contact with people in the area. this wasn't that, and it's finally hit home — this wasn't that, and it's finally hit home i_ this wasn't that, and it's finally hit home. i expected to be quite a lon- hit home. i expected to be quite a long week— hit home. i expected to be quite a long week for the foreign secretary. i long week for the foreign secretary. i believe _ long week for the foreign secretary. i believe dominic raab is going to face questions later this week. it'll be interesting to see what he has to say. questions have been growing. let's turn to the telegraph. afghan commandos could fight for britain like the gurkhas. this commandos could fight for britain like the gurkhas.— like the gurkhas. this is quite an ext

so there was dominic raab, last friday, in crete.is officials wanted him to call his then opposite number in afghanistan to talk about the whole business of getting interpreters out, as we have just been talking about. did he make that call? no he didn't. it was deferred to a morejunior minister to pick up instead. we are told by the foreign office that mr rab was making calls from his hotel room. he wasn't lounging around on the beach all day. so what does he have to say about eight? we are trying to track him down this morning. no sign of him. we know he is back in the country because he was in the house of commons yesterday. here is ben wallace. first of all, i can tell you last friday. — first of all, i can tell you last friday, because i was dealing with it through — friday, because i was dealing with it through the night, on saturday as well, _ it through the night, on saturday as well, the _ it through the night, on saturday as well, the number one problem last week, _ well, the number one problem last week, the — well, the nu

dominic raab was advised on friday to personally ask his afghan counterpart for urgent help to evacuateom the country. but he didn't make the phone call. mr raab has insisted he won't resign over the matter. 0ur political correspondent peter saull reports. for now, the foreign secretary is going nowhere. are you going to resign, mr rabah? are you going to resign, mr raab? but did he miss an opportunity to get people out of afghanistan sooner? while the taliban were advancing, dominic raab was on holiday here in crete. rather than lounging on the beach, we're told he was working and making regular phone calls. last friday, officials here at the foreign office advised him to make one such caller urgently, to the afghan foreign minister, for help in evacuating interpreters. but it's understood the job was delegated to a junior minister. and labour argues that a resigning matter. the idea that the foreign secretary wouldn't pick up the phone as the taliban were advancing and standing at the gates of kabul to see what we could do to help and prevent afghanistan descending into a basis for te

while the taliban were advancing, dominic raab was on holiday here in crete.ch, we're told he was working and making regular phone calls. last friday, officials here at the foreign office advised him to make one such call urgently, to the afghan foreign minister, for help in evacuating interpreters. but it's understood the job was delegated to a junior minister. and labour argues that a resigning matter. the idea that the foreign secretary wouldn't pick up the phone as the taliban were advancing and standing at the gates of kabul to see what we could do to help and to prevent afghanistan descending into a base for terror again seems to me to be extraordinary. and we believe that he should resign and be replaced with somebody who is actually up to doing thatjob. 0ther opposition parties believe dominic raab's time is up. the snp�*s ian blackford says he must resign or be sacked by the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, insists he must go. so swift was the taliban takeover that kabul had already fallen by the time dominic raab got back to the uk on sunday ni

what i know of dominic raab is that he will. know of dominic raab is that he will be working flat outoes it?— in its response does not seem as quick, does it? no, and these are the questions _ quick, does it? no, and these are the questions to _ quick, does it? no, and these are the questions to ask. _ quick, does it? no, and these are the questions to ask. that - quick, does it? no, and these are the questions to ask. that has - quick, does it? no, and these are l the questions to ask. that has been little coordination of security matters across whitehall itself. our foreign policy is reactive, not proactive. it is lacking confidence and coordination in its ability to lead. i asked what would margaret thatcher and ronald reagan have done in the same circumstances? i think it would have been a very different approach. we are announcing a very real possibility of kabul airport including as it becomes overwhelmed. we need to look at a plan b. if we can't get those [and corridor open, then we need to consider by groom military airbase. the main question is why we were leaving the country

in this piece, it highlights thatjohnson and dominic raab have been charged with dereliction of duty,ping the strength of the taliban and how quickly they would be able to take control of the country as soon as troops were withdrawn. starmer in particular has criticised johnson for going on holiday, saying you can't deal with a crisis like this whilst you're at the beach. and that widespread, i thinkjustified criticism ofjohnson and dominic raab basically, like the us in many ways, reallyjust underestimating the extent to which the taliban had been able to build a shadow state already, and the ease with which the state would assert itself as soon as the troops were withdrawn.- the troops were withdrawn. what's interestin: the troops were withdrawn. what's interesting is _ the troops were withdrawn. what's interesting is in _ the troops were withdrawn. what's interesting is in this _ the troops were withdrawn. what's interesting is in this chair- the troops were withdrawn. what's interesting is in this chair over - interesting is in this chair over the recent months, i've spoken to a n

i this broke the story about dominic raab last night.— raab last night. i think this is. ..last night. i think this is. .. serious questions for _ raab last night. i think this is. .. serious questions for the - serious questions for the foreign secretary— serious questions for the foreign secretary and the permanent secretaries as well. i think one of the crucial— secretaries as well. i think one of the crucial details from the times front_ the crucial details from the times front page — the crucial details from the times front page is the suggestion from sources_ front page is the suggestion from sources that as we're alluding to, this of— sources that as we're alluding to, this of actuation plan could have been _ this of actuation plan could have been out — this of actuation plan could have been out by now had this operation been _ been out by now had this operation been coordinated more officially, quickly— been coordinated more officially, quickly and smoothly. the mail following up on the story today, and they are _ following up on the story today, and they are highlig

the senior aides around dominic raab were _ senior aides around dominic raab were recommending he maywill not have been making that recommendation unless they had clear information— recommendation unless they had clear information which demonstrated it would _ information which demonstrated it would he — information which demonstrated it would be a very good thing to do and would _ would be a very good thing to do and would deliver a positive outcome, potentially even save lives. ministers say they are meeting at pace to get people out of afghanistan and the prime minister will chair another meeting of the emergency cobra group this afternoon. but the government's critics say it was underprepared for the of the the taliban and that when it came, ministers acted too slowly. the foreign secretary shows no signs of resigning but pressure on him and the government continues. the snp and the scottish greens have agreed a new power—sharing partnership at holyrood. the deal would take the greens into government for the first time anywhere in the uk. it would also give the scottish government

last friday, dominic raab was advised to call the afghan foreign minister.ay in crete. he says the call was delegated to a junior minister because he was prioritising security and capacity at the airport on the direct advice of the director and the director general overseeing the crisis response. on saturday, the taliban reached the outskirts of kabul. the foreign secretary was still on holiday, by now no call was made and the government said that was down to the rapidly deteriorating situation. on sunday, the taliban took kabul. the prime minister chaired a cobra meeting and the foreign secretary flew back from holiday. the government says securing the airport was the right priority and meant more than 1600 people have been evacuated so far, though not everyone. it's not safe for us. this interpreter, who we are not identifying, worked with british forces. he's been told he is eligible to come to the uk but hasn't had the paperwork, so he's hiding in afghanistan. every second, i'm checking my e—mails, because, you know, it is not in my control. i have four

and according to a report in the daily mail, government officials asked the foreign secretary, dominic raabopposite number in order to arrange help for afghans who worked for the uk. mr raab was not at his usual desk — he was on holiday in crete, and the call was delegated to a junior minister instead. labour said he should be sacked or quit. the idea that the foreign secretary wouldn't pick up the phone as the taliban were advancing and standing at the gates of kabul to see what we could do to help and to prevent afghanistan descending into a base for terror again seems to me to be extraordinary. but today mr raab shrugged off the calls to go. are you going to resign, mr raab? no. that was a no, and a cabinet colleague came to mr raab�*s defence. the only problem last week was not a phone call to an afghan government that was melting away and had almost or didn't have any leverage. the number one challenge at the end of last week was whether the airport would continue to fly out, allow planes to fly out, and those people that we were getting out, would they be allowed to get out. that was

do you think dominic raab is safe or should he go do you feel? it is secondary to the scenes _ do you feel? i think it is secondary to the scenes that _ do you feel? i think it is secondary to the scenes that we have - to the scenes that we have witnessed. i know it's a matter of political interest here, but it's much more important that the get on with thejobs they much more important that the get on with the jobs they are doing and seek to protect those in difficulties and then we will look at the politics afterwards but it's of the most important thing today. —— not the most important thing today. the headlines on bbc news. the snp and the scottish greens have agreed a new power—sharing partnership at holyrood, bringing the greens into government for the first time anywhere in the uk. the move gives the scottish government a majority to pass legislation, including a new independence referendum bill. the snp leader and first minister nicola sturgeon explained why the deal was significant. working together to build a greener, fairer independent

we have a perfumer figures there from dominic raab. he said that 150 _ there from dominic raab.that 150 mark british nationals are due to be arriving back in the uk in the early— due to be arriving back in the uk in the early hours of tomorrow morning or this _ the early hours of tomorrow morning or this evening, 289 afghans have been _ or this evening, 289 afghans have been evacuated so far, and in the days— been evacuated so far, and in the days to _ been evacuated so far, and in the days to come, friends at 350 brits and afghans are expected to be evacuated. now, just to kin dev give you an _ evacuated. now, just to kin dev give you an idea, — evacuated. now, just to kin dev give you an idea, the uk government have stressed _ you an idea, the uk government have stressed that there are about 4000 uk nationals in the country that need _ uk nationals in the country that need to— uk nationals in the country that need to be evacuated. so if it is only a _ need to be evacuated. so if it is only a couple of hundred that are being _ only a couple of hundred that are being evacuated i

last friday, dominic raab was advised to call the afghan foreign minister.n crete. he says the call was delegated to a junior minister because he was prioritising security and capacity at the airport on the direct advice of the director and the director general overseeing the crisis response. on saturday, the taliban reached the outskirts of kabul. the foreign secretary was still on holiday. by now no call was made. the government said that was down to the rapidly deteriorating situation. on sunday, the taliban took kabul. the prime minister chaired a cobra meeting, and the foreign secretary flew back from holiday. the government says securing the airport was the right priority and meant more than 1600 people could be evacuated. though not everyone. it's not safe for us. this interpreter, who we are not identifying, worked with british forces. he has been told he is eligible to come to the uk but hasn't had the paperwork so he's hiding in afghanistan. every second i am checking my e—mails. you know? it's not in my control. i have four kids. i am thinking abo

dominic raab - are the questions, nick. it 3 indeed.y last week when the taliban were making some pretty rapid advances throughout afghanistan, and last friday officials at the foreign office urged him to call his counterpart in afghanistan to try and speed up the process of getting some interpreters who had worked with the uk out of the country. we knew yesterday that mr raab didn't make that call. he said he had delegated it to a junior minister, but this morning we find out through the daily mail that the call wasn't made at all. the reason the foreign office says is that there was a rapidly changing situation in the country and they just simply wasn't enough time to set up that call. we have also heard ministers on the airwaves this morning saying that evenif airwaves this morning saying that even if that call had been made it might not have made that much of a difference because things were changing so quickly, but there has been considerable criticism of dominic raab for not making the call in the first place, and i think there wi

the foreign secretary dominic raab is under. secretary dominic raab is under pressure.d for the taliban to make the speedy advances it did last weekend. second, why it did not react faster in the aftermath, after it became clear the afghan government would collapse. clear the afghan government would collase. . the home office is being urged to review accommodation for afghan refugees after a five—year—old boy, who recently arrived in the uk, fell to his death from a window on the ninth floor of a hotel. mohammed munib majeedi and his family were put up at the hotel in sheffield as part of the government's resettlement scheme. home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. a new life in a new country that's ended in tragedy. this hotel in sheffield is now the scene of a major investigation into a dreadful accident. the victim — a five—year—old afghan boy, mohammed munib majeedi. he had recently arrived with his parents and four siblings from kabul — refugees given protection in the uk because his father worked in the british embassy. police and ambulances were call

this is what dominic raab said about that earlier.y the prime _ the details will be set out by the prime minister and home secretary in due course _ prime minister and home secretary in due course and shortly. but we will secure _ due course and shortly. but we will secure the — due course and shortly. but we will secure the evacuation of his many riches _ secure the evacuation of his many riches nationals, including dual nationals. _ riches nationals, including dual nationals, as we can. we saw 150 come _ nationals, as we can. we saw 150 come back— nationals, as we can. we saw 150 come back on flights on sunday, believe — come back on flights on sunday, believe it— come back on flights on sunday, believe it or not that is exactly what _ believe it or not that is exactly what i — believe it or not that is exactly what i was _ believe it or not that is exactly what i was working on with the foreign— what i was working on with the foreign office team in cobra, we have _ foreign office team in cobra, we have seen— foreign office team in

dominic raab and ben wallace constantly misleading on the numbers are evacuated.ications for us globally and in terms of terrorism are shocking. if you want to get in touch, you can send us an e—mail. 0r touch, you can send us an e—mail. or you can message me on twitter or instagram. a huge rescue operation is taking place in the us state of louisiana, which was struck by hurricane ida on sunday. rescue workers and volunteers are using boats and aircraft to find people trapped by floods along the mississippi river. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik has the latest from new orleans. ida has transformed streets into waterways, trapping some residents in the worst affected parts of louisiana. volunteer search teams known as the cajun navy have been out trying to reach the most desperate. even on dry land, many were overwhelmed by the damage to their homes, to their lives. right now i've got nothing. all i got here, i got a backpack with a few clothes in, in case i had to run out somewhere. but i didn't know where... i didn't know where... i would end up in. so ijust staye

that was promised by dominic raab, wasn't a? . r' that was promised by dominic raab, wasn't a? wasn't a? that skiing is being introduced — wasn't a? that skiing is being introduced by _ wasn't a? that skiing is being introduced by the _ wasn't a? that skiing is being introduced by the uk - wasn't a? that skiing is being - introduced by the uk government to allow up to 20,000 afghan refugees to come to the uk and reset all over the next few years. 5000 in the first year, the rest expected to come after that. now, first year, the rest expected to come afterthat. now, ministers first year, the rest expected to come after that. now, ministers here say it will focus on what they are calling the most at risk in particular women and girls. it is different from the scheme which had already been announced for afghans who worked with uk forces over the past 20 years and their families. expect about 5000 people to settle and that you can do that scheme, but this is 20,000 people all separate from that. and we don't have details about how it will be funded just yet, but we do know that the

"dominic raab was too busy on holiday to help brave translators." what's the story?he daily mail has 'ust exclusive that the daily mail has just detailing that dominic raab whilst _ just detailing that dominic raab whilst on holiday failed to take note _ whilst on holiday failed to take note of— whilst on holiday failed to take note of translators, because he was in crete, _ note of translators, because he was in crete, dealing with contingency plans— in crete, dealing with contingency plans and — in crete, dealing with contingency plans and organising, getting people out of— plans and organising, getting people out of afghanistan. and as the taliban— out of afghanistan. and as the taliban rounded on kabul. so that is a pretty— taliban rounded on kabul. so that is a pretty damning story there from the daily— a pretty damning story there from the daily mail, and again reinforces the daily mail, and again reinforces the point _ the daily mail, and again reinforces the point that was made by keir starmer— the point that was made by keir starmer in _ the point that was m

dominic raab was asked about that this morning too.y blinken, the secretary of state, in the immediate hours after the attack and again yesterday. look, just as a point of fact, we did everything we could once we were alerted to the threat, but before the explosion took place, to mitigate the risk. that included warning people not to come to the airport, warning people who were in the crowd to leave to the extent that we could. we also shifted the civilian team that we had in the barons hotel to the airport because clearly it's a stone's throw away from where the terrorist attack took place. it clearly wasn't safe, but none of that would have required or necessitated the gate at abbey gate to be left open. so there are a huge number of threads to this overall story, but i think there are three things to look out for over the next few days. that issue of safe passage. we will be able to see with our own eyes and whatsapp messages from former translators and assistants and things like that whether people are being able to get out of afgh

you know, we found out that the minister for afghanistan was on his holiday, dominic raab was on hisyou need people to be contactable, certainly, and active during a crisis, but i don't want to... you know, there are plenty of people commenting on that. that is not my... the purpose of writing what i did. what i wanted to do was to say two things. first, in the immediate term, this is what we need to do, and i have suggested that britain convene its contact group and you have got to get the allies cooperating with a sense of coherence and purpose and direction. and that is very, very urgent to do. and the second thing is just to say in a more reflective way, we and the us have got to decide is this radical islamist threat a threat that we think warrants a strategic long—term commitment by us to defeat it? i happen to think that it is. if we don't think that, that is fine. but i am looking around the world today and... you know, i am just seeing that this islamist threat is still there. these groups are still proliferating. there are many different parts of the world that are destabil

dominic raab was on holiday in crete.nd ministers go on holiday, but clearly someone in the foreign office is less than entirely happy at the workrate of the foreign secretary because the daily mail discovered whilst he was there, officials in the foreign office were asking him to call the now former afghan foreign minister to talk about the whole business of interpreters who had worked for the british army and needed to leave if the taliban took control of kabul and a couple of days later, that is precisely what happened. did dominic raab pick up the phone to this minister? he did not. the foreign office said he was on the phone with other people, he was notjust on the beach. he was working from his hotel room. but this particular call, which officials said it was important he made rather than a junior minister made, he did not, it was delegated to a junior minister and the call did not happen because his afghan opposite number wanted to speak to someone of the same rank, in other words to the foreign secretary. in other

last friday, dominic raab was advised to call the afghan foreign minister.was on holiday in crete. he says the call was delegated to a junior minister because he was prioritising security and capacity at the airport on the direct advice of the director and the director general overseeing the crisis response. on saturday, the taliban reached the outskirts of kabul. the foreign secretary was still on holiday, by now no call was made and the government said that was down to the rapidly deteriorating situation. on sunday, the taliban took kabul. the prime minister chaired a cobra meeting and the foreign secretary flew back from holiday. the government says securing the airport was the right priority and meant more than 1600 people have been evacuated so far, though not everyone. it's not safe for us. this interpreter, who we are not identifying, worked with british forces. he's been told he is eligible to come to the uk but hasn't had the paperwork, so he's hiding in afghanistan. every second, i'm checking my e—mails, because, you know, it is not in my control.

government and dominic raab.lude raising the minimum age for imported puppies from 15 weeks to six months, banning the importing of dogs with cropped ears or docked tails and also a ban on bringing heavily pregnant dogs into the uk. it follows a steep rise in the number of illegal puppies being stopped at uk borders. around 300,000 carbon dioxide monitors are to be made available to schools in england next term to help improve ventilation and lessen covid outbreaks. the department for education said the portable monitors could be used to identify areas where more air—flow is needed. however, the £25—million order for co2 monitors has yet to be finalised, less than two weeks before many schools return. anti—vax protestors have clashed with police in australia. in melbourne, violence erupted as protesters broke through police lines. while in sydney, more than a thousand officers prevented demonstrators from gathering. nearly 900 positive covid19 cases were confirmed in australia in the last day, a record since the

this firmly at the feet of the iranians and said that he has spoken to the uk foreign secretary dominic raabeed the need for what he described as a severe response following that attack, that was in a phone call to that uk official to dominic raabe on friday night, and in terms of the details we have now about the attack, the us navy fifth fleet explosive experts have been on board, and the maritime security industry is saying that they understand this to be a drone attack by so—called attack drones, these are explosive laden drones that are explosive laden drones that are flown by remote control into objects and it's believed this was flown directly into the bridge of this ship, and that's when the fatalities occurred. there is an investigation going on, the ship is continuing north past muscat at the moment under its own power, but it is under us naval escort, but what this does is to really ramp up tensions into what is often seen as a shadow wall between the iranians and the israelis across parts of the middle east, but this, in terms of what happens at sea as far as those confrontations

i don't think that boris johnson, dominic raab shrugged their shoulders and said they didn't care.t is more the case of how things work in whitehall, where if a minister as a way there is someone covering for them. within the foreign office, there are a whole plethora ofjunior ministers. the same in downing street. the critical misjudgement was made of mrjohnson and mr raab, simply thinking that the gravity of the situation could be dealt with by theirjuniors. sorry to interrupt. it's interesting. george robinson was the defence secretary under blair, he was saying on friday that actually a junior minister would never have a call accepted from a foreign minister, it isjust call accepted from a foreign minister, it is just not practical. if you are going to call it has to be done by somebody of the same rank, and that is convention around the world. w , rank, and that is convention around the world. , ., ~ rank, and that is convention around the world. , . ~ ., the world. exactly, and i think that was the misjudgement _ the world. exactly, and i think that was the misjudgement that

lisa nandy has published a letter she's written to the foreign secretary dominic raab.

dominic raab. correspondent ione wells. 0bviously obviously there are two schemes the uk government is operating and one of those is looking at refugees from afghanistan, people who have not directly works with british forces and the british in the past but there is a great deal of urgency being placed on the government to do more about this and do it faster, when we'll be here more details until we have any idea when refugees might begin to arrive here? —— when will we be hearing more details? the will we be hearing more details? tue: government will we be hearing more details? tte: government has will we be hearing more details? tt2 government has been under pressure to announce plans for refugees, not just afghans already eligible for resettlement because they have assisted british forces or officials over the years in afghanistan, this is ordinary afghan citizens fleeing their homes. yesterday we saw the shocking images of afghans chasing after us planes, trying to escape the country, the gover

and according to a report in the daily mail, government officials asked the foreign secretary, dominic raabfghan opposite number in order to arrange help for afghans who worked for the uk. mr raab was not at his usual desk, he was on holiday in crete and the call was delegated to a junior minister instead. labour said he should be sacked or quit. the idea that the foreign secretary would not pick up the phone as the taliban were advancing and standing at the gates of kabul to see what we could do to help and prevent afghanistan descending into a base for terror again seems to me to be extraordinary. but today mr raab shrugged off calls to go. are you going to resign, mr raab? no. that was a no and a cabinet colleague came to mr raab's defence. the only problem last week was not a phone call to an afghan government that was melting away and had almost, or don't have any leverage. the number one challenge at the end of last week was whether the airport would continue to fly out, allow planes to fly out, and those people that we were getting out, would they be allowed to get out. that was the

we also heard from the secretary of state, the foreign secretary dominic raab talking about the internationaling its pressure to exert a moderating influence on the taliban. what does that mean and what does he mean by the international community? some of the first acts the taliban did was to remove what they described as western values, western concepts of right, young men and women studying at university, winning taking certain roles in the civil service. when you talk about the international community, who do you mean? neighbours, near neighbours like pakistan, china, russia? their main concern is going to be security and stability. perhaps they will make some progress with the taliban on that, and western powers will also want that. and so, i think going forward, the taliban leaders feel they won convincingly over the world's mightiest army. there overriding goal is to establish an islamic emirate. they had been a government in waiting for many months and they know that their neighbours and near neighbours have more interest in working with them than setting up the kind of conditions the

i was not sure who had now, princess anne or dominic raab.lly i cannot see how they can do theirjobs without breaking the rules but the problem is they are enforcing rules on the rest of us and people are starting to chafe but none the moment —— but nonetheless these are golden moments for an active opposition which are being completely lost. we opposition which are being completely lost.— opposition which are being comletel lost. ~ ., completely lost. we are powering ahead because _ completely lost. we are powering ahead because time _ completely lost. we are powering ahead because time is _ completely lost. we are powering ahead because time is running . completely lost. we are powering i ahead because time is running away with as. the next story is in the telegraph, the ongoing situation with people in desperate situations trying to cross the channel, for hundred and 82 people try to make the crossing on one day, wednesday this week. == the crossing on one day, wednesday this week. i ~ the crossing on one day, wednesday this week. j~ , .,

boris johnson says he has full confidence in his foreign secretary dominic raab after criticism of hising of the crisis. mr babb has come under pressure for failing to call the afghan foreign minister over evacuation plans. there has been mounting anger in haiti over the slow delivery of aid to areas damaged by the earthquake. votes were damaged and people have died and many more were injured. —— roads were damaged. now on bbc news, 60 years ago, life in afghanistan was very different to the battleground it's become in recent decades, as can be seen from a remarkable treasure trove of films shot in the 19505. treasure trove of films shot in the 1950s. 0ur reporter, who was born in southern afghanistan, has been exploring the films. this is precious. i love this sweet. and ijust ate half of it and kept another half because i thought i will never, ever have them again. for me, this is a diamond. reminds me of my childhood. and the golden time. i was so excited to discover these films. my family had many photographs, but we lost them when we fled the afghan wars as refugees. most afghans

the foreign secretary dominic raab _ example. the foreign secretary dominic raab was _ example.ouring countries, making sure we have got the practical operations to be able to identify those who are eligible so that they can get across the border. i suppose one might worry some people in that situation is if they turn up at a remote border crossing in one of those, with one of those countries and say it is all right, the british say they'll have me, will they be believed? welcome exactl . i me, will they be believed? welcome exactly- i mean. _ me, will they be believed? welcome exactly. i mean, it— me, will they be believed? welcome exactly. i mean, it is— me, will they be believed? welcome exactly. i mean, it is not _ exactly. i mean, it is not inconceivable that you could have seen is on the border crossings rather like we have seen horribly at kabul airport. rather like we have seen horribly at kabulairport. so rather like we have seen horribly at kabul airport. so it is going to be crucial that the uk, like other countries in this position, shares over the date of it can wit

dominic raab and other officials that's a question for them. this dominic raab and other officials that'sat's a question for them. as we turn to the front _ that's a question for them. as we turn to the front page _ that's a question for them. as we turn to the front page of- that's a question for them. as we j turn to the front page of the daily mail, this is an example, the article is talking about the possible root of what the uk should be doing next. the possible root of what the uk should be doing next-— be doing next. the male takes the view that it's _ be doing next. the male takes the view that it's quite, _ be doing next. the male takes the view that it's quite, i _ be doing next. the male takes the view that it's quite, i suppose - view that it's quite, i suppose they're — view that it's quite, i suppose they're almost astonished that there are talks _ they're almost astonished that there are talks going on now with the taliban— are talks going on now with the taliban to — are talks going on now with the taliban to try and look at what next part of _ taliban to try and look at w