can you hear me, mr farthing? i was pretty defiant. can you hear me, mr farthing?— mr farthing?i can, i think our signal went- _ signal went. i was talking aboutjoe biden�*s conference last night, he was defiant about the way it has been handled. , ., defiant about the way it has been handled. , . ., ,_ handled. yes, i have heard him say he has no regrets _ handled. yes, i have heard him say he has no regrets and _ handled. yes, i have heard him say he has no regrets and there - handled. yes, i have heard him say he has no regrets and there are i handled. yes, i have heard him say he has no regrets and there are no | he has no regrets and there are no problems. he is busily not watching the news, he is not reading any of the news, he is not reading any of the intelligence reports. he is completely incompetent, that is the only way i can describe this. thousands upon thousands of desperate people at that airfield. you have only got to see the soldiers there, the british soldiers. they are doing an absolutely fabulous job, soldiers. they are doing an absolutely fabulousjob, but so

i can tell my honorable friend that we will do everything that we can to help mr pen farthing and others who face particular difficulties, as he does, but as i say, without in any way jeopardising our own national security. these are concerns shared across the international community, from the region itself to all of the nato alliance and, indeed, all five permanent members of the un security council. i will chair a virtual meeting of the g7 in the coming days. third, mr. speaker, we also have enemies. we also have an enduring commitment to all the afghan people, and now, more than ever, we must reaffirm that commitment. our interests must be focused on supporting the afghan people in the region itself, particularly those fleeing conflict or the threat of violence. we therefore call on the united nations to lead a new humanitarian effort in this region. i give way. ms. cooper: i thank the prime minister for giving way, and i welcome his commitment to support in the region, and also the government's commitment to a resettlement programme. the home secretary announced in 2019 that the uk w