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but mr raab still went on holiday.lians in harm's way and i think it's important for us to know what you were doing and where you were doing it from. when did you go on holiday? and in all material terms... i'm not looking to brow beat you over this. ijust want to know when you went. he said with the luxury of hindsight he wouldn't have gone. they asked why he hadn't called ambassadors in the region or even visited since he'd become foreign secretary. why did we get it so badly wrong? clearly, the assessment that they would not be able to advance at that speed was not correct and we will need to look and assess about why that's the case. and more questions about the effort to save lives. why e—mails by desperate afghans went unanswered. we can answer every e—mail we get, or we can focus resources on getting as many eligible people through kabul on to air flights, filling capacity, back home. and why he doesn't know how many are still at risk... could you tell me why you are confident of your numbers of those remaining

mr raab said his priority is to secure safe passage out of the country for the remaining british nationalsndent, james landale, reports. dominic raab in qatar this morning, visiting a centre where some of those fleeing afghanistan have been processed. for many, the gulf state was their first stop after escaping kabul, and it's from here where some will eventually head for britain. but what of those left behind? the focus of mr raab's talks with qatari leaders, with the prospect of persuading the taliban to reopen kabul airport and provide a route out for british nationals and afghans who are at risk and wish to leave. the foreign secretary said ensuring safe passage would be an early test for the taliban. i do think we feel a responsibility to make sure that the remaining british nationals and afghan workers can come to the uk. that's why we watch with great interest what may be possible at kabul airport. but we're also here, and i'm here notjust in qatar, but moving on afterwards, to talk to regional countries about how we can ensure safe passage through third countries. qatar already has

the former trade secretary liz truss has now been appointed foreign secretary in mr raab�*s place.ulation over her position, it's been confirmed that priti patel will be remaining as home secretary. gavin williamson was the first casualty of the reshuffle, losing hisjob as education secretary since 2019. he was heavily criticised for his handling of the disruption to schools and exams during the pandemic. in a tweet, mr williamson said... thejustice secretary, robert buckland, has also been sacked. he said... it had been an honour to serve in government and the last seven years... robertjenrick has also lost his job as housing and communities secretary, being replaced by michael gove. and in the last few minutes, oliver dowden has been moved from culture secretary to co—chair of the conservative party, with nadine dorries appointed as the new culture secretary. our political correspondent helen catt isn't out of street, where you have been watching all the comings and goings today. i suppose the big name, really, is dominic raab losing his job and suggestions he is pretty angry at

but mr raab still went on holiday. go on holiday? i don't want to browbeat you, ijust want to know where you went. he said with the luxury of hindsight, he wouldn't have gone. he asked why he didn't call ambassadors in the region or even visited since he became foreign secretary. why did we get it so badly wrong? i think there is a sense, a desire, a determination to make it work, to make things better and to believe that you can complete the task. and more questions about the effort to save lives, why e—mails by desperate afghans went unanswered. we can answer every e—mail we get or we can focus on getting as many eligible people back home. and why he doesn't know how many are still at risk. can you tell me why you are confident of your numbers of those remaining in afghanistan now? we are not confident with any precision at all. finally, will the uk now deal with the taliban? under what circumstances will the uk be recognising the taliban _ and what recognition do you foresee? first of all, we don't recognise governm

mr raab said his priority is to secure safe passage out of the country for the remaining british nationals james landale reports. dominic raab in qatar this morning, visiting a centre where some of those fleeing afghanistan have been processed. for many, the gulf state was their first stop after escaping kabul, and it's from here where some will eventually head for britain. but what of those left behind? the focus of mr raab's talks with qatari leaders, with the prospect of persuading the taliban to reopen kabul airport and provide a route out for british nationals and afghans who are at risk and wish to leave. the foreign secretary said ensuring safe passage would be an early test for the taliban. i do think we feel a responsibility to make sure that the remaining british nationals and afghan workers can come to the uk. that's why we watch with great interest what may be possible at kabul airport. but we're also here, and i'm here notjust in qatar, but moving on afterwards, to talk to regional countries about how we can ensure safe passage through third countries. qatar already has a tech

mr raab said his priority is to secure safe passage out of the country for the remaining british nationals's talks with qatari leaders, were the prospect of persuading the taliban to reopen kabul airport and provide a route out for british nationals and afghans who are at risk and wish to leave. the foreign secretary said ensuring safe passage would be an early test for the taliban. i do think we feel a responsibility to make sure that the remaining british nationals and afghan workers can come to the uk. that's why we watch with great interest what may be possible at kabul airport. but we're also here, and i'm here, notjust in qatar, but moving on afterwards, to talk to regional countries about how we can ensure safe passage through third countries. qatar already has a technical team at kabul airport, discussing what needs to be done to resume flights, and qatar's foreign minister was optimistic. we are working very hard, and also engaging with taliban to identify what are the gaps and the risks for having the airport back up and running. but we will remain hopeful that we will be able to

mr raab said the number of british nationals and afghan allies left behind was in "the low hundreds", be more specific. he added that some guards who worked at the british embassy did not get out. mr raab was first questioned by the conservative chair of the committee, mp tom tugendhat, who fought in afghanistan. really, the prime minister is responsible for the joint intelligence committee and the assessment it makes. is that where the responsibility lies, with the prime minister? well, actually, you'll recall that after the chilcot inquiry in the second iraq war, thele was there to give an independent assessment of intelligence precisely to avoid politicised... politicisation. but, ultimately you have thele giving its assessment, and you then have the military and the diplomatic assessment that's layered on top of that. there was a collective assessment through the jic? it was a collective assessment through the jic that you were referring to? it wasn't a particularly military assessment, is that correct? well, thele is there to provide the information, if you like, the raw intellig

mr raab visited the border between the two countries and announced help for areas expecting an influxirectly to the taliban. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani, with cameraman malik mudassir, reports from kabul. side—by—side, taliban fighters and local residents. this is friday prayers in kabul. a cleric from the group tells the congregation theirjihad is changing — from a military campaign to one ridding society of corruption. they are still yet to establish a new government, but an announcement is expected soon. translation: what we want - the new government to do is tackle poverty and unemployment. whenever they announce it, people will be able to properly get back to work and the economy will improve. the most important is peace. prosperity second. and we must try to consolidate and make unity between the afghan nations. already the face of this city is changing under the influence of its new rulers. for years, these blast walls, painted over with bright and inspiring murals, had been a colourful feature in kabul. now you can see women's faces are being blacked out and

mr raab. _ just make the broader point... i am sorry, mr raab, the _ just make the broader point...ple being fresh enough to be able _ part of people being fresh enough to be able to— part of people being fresh enough to be able to do theirjob properly. the difficulty for us is that the prime — the difficulty for us is that the prime minister was on holiday, the deputy— prime minister was on holiday, the deputy prime minister, your cells, was on _ deputy prime minister, your cells, was on holiday, and as i understand that the _ was on holiday, and as i understand that the permanent undersecretary was on _ that the permanent undersecretary was on holiday, all three at the same _ was on holiday, all three at the same time, when british nationals were _ same time, when british nationals were at— same time, when british nationals were at risk, many people, thousands of people _ were at risk, many people, thousands of people buy your own estimation, who stood — of people buy your own estimation, who stood by us in a difficult time in afghanistan, were in peril of their— in afghanistan, w

mr raab said britain would shoulder its responsibilities and announced £30 million of humanitarian aidelter and sanitation for refugees. we'll support those regional partners, particularly like pakistan who i imagine is very concerned about the risk of numbers coming across the border. we want to make sure we can support those partners in the region deal with that. as for the people of afghanistan, dominic raab said any aid would be channeled through charities and not the taliban. but he promised more dialogue with the group. without it, he said, britain could not have evacuated more than 15,000 people from kabul airport. we need to try and forger stronger group of countries and a wider group of countries around those basic issues. more inclusive government, safe passage out, no safe haven for terrorism, the humanitarian lifeline that it's in all sides' interests to see allowed and preserved to preserve regional stability. but aid and refugees often have to cross by land and these mountains show how hard that may be. diplomats say there is a real risk of a refugee crisis in afghanistan

mr raab, who's been visiting the border between the two countries, announced help for areas expectinghanistan would be given only to charities, not directly to the taliban. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani reports from kabul. side—by—side, taliban fighters and local residents. this is friday prayers in kabul. a cleric from the group tells the congregation theirjihad is changing — from a military campaign to one ridding society of corruption. they are still yet to establish a new government, but an announcement is expected soon. translation: what we want - the new government to do is tackle poverty and unemployment. whenever they announce it, people will be able to properly get back to work and the economy will improve. the most important is peace. prosperity second. and we must try to consolidate and make unity between the afghan nations. already the face of this city is changing under the influence of its new rulers. for years, these blast walls, painted over with bright and inspiring murals, had been a colourful feature in kabul. now you can see women's faces are being

mr raab has been foreign secretary since the summer of 2019, and he's been widely criticised for hisunder the coalition government, he had an office to go with that, he was right at the heart of the government's decision process. with mr raab, he's got the title, but all his power is in the justice department, which got the title, but all his power is in thejustice department, which is a downgrade from the foreign office, which is of course one of the great offices of state. there is a lot of speculation about who is going to be the new foreign secretary, people seem to be tipping liz truss at the moment but it is a very fluid situation and nothing is fully confirmed at the moment. ihtnd situation and nothing is fully confirmed at the moment. and what would ou confirmed at the moment. and what would you make _ confirmed at the moment. and what would you make of _ confirmed at the moment. and what would you make of liz _ confirmed at the moment. and what would you make of liz truss - confirmed at the moment. and what would you make of liz truss then, i would you make of liz truss then

raab, demoted tojustice secretary, sat opposite the prime minister around the cabinet table, as did mr raab's. and in his new role as housing secretary — michael gove — has paused controversial government planning reforms. it's understood mr gove wants to discuss the reforms with conservative mps and understand their concerns. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley. took us through the politics of this pause by michael gove. boris johnson has promised — pause by michael gove. boris johnson has promised to _ pause by michael gove. boris johnson has promised to build _ pause by michael gove. boris johnson has promised to build 300,000 i pause by michael gove. boris johnson has promised to build 300,000 extra j has promised to build 300,000 extra houses a year by 2025, and to do that he was planning to liberalise planning laws to make it much easier for developers to build new buildings in certain parts of england. but that plan was extremely controversial, not least among conservative mps. they feared it would undermine local democracy, and here at westminster, perhaps just as

mr raab said he wanted relations between the uk and afghanistan to go to "the next level".rking together to secure safe passage for those who have not yet got out of afghanistan whether they be british nationals of those who help what for us. it was important to get the opportunity and i'm gratefulfor the government in helping making this possible to see the situation for myself on the ground and talk to people on the ground and really understand that level. as for the uk, we are very mindful of the situation for afghanistan is neighbours. we will be shouldering a humanitarian responsibilities and have increased our aid to afghanistan this year to £286 million and will also support those countries who face the greatest demands for those who may be displaced in the weeks ahead. pakistan's foreign minister shah mahmood quresh said his country would have to �*co—exist�* with the taliban. we are neighbours. we have to coexist. geography ties us together. so our approach has to be somewhat different. realistic, as the foreign secretary said. there is a new reality that's come ab

but before heading to the region mr raab came under pressure from mps, many suggesting he should havel correspondent damian grammaticas reports.. under pressure today, the foreign secretary. mps believe he has been at the helm during the biggest foreign policy disaster in decades. why did he fail to see the rapid fall of kabul. the why did he fail to see the rapid fall of kabul.— fall of kabul. the central preposition _ fall of kabul. the central proposition was - fall of kabul. the central proposition was that - fall of kabul. the central. proposition was that given fall of kabul. the central - proposition was that given the fall of kabul. the central _ proposition was that given the troop withdrawal by the end of august, you would see a steady deterioration from that point. and that it was unlikely kabul would fall this year. the mps said a foreign office report from july had warned cities could fall. y from july had warned cities could fall. , ,., . from july had warned cities could fall, , _, . ., from july had warned cities could fall. , . ., ., it fall. sorry, the source of that

raab, demoted tojustice secretary, sat opposite the prime minister around the cabinet table, as did mr raab'smichael gove. in his new role as housing secretary, michael gove has paused controversial government planning reforms. it's understood mr gove wants to discuss the reforms with conservative mps and understand their concerns. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. borisjohnson has promised to build 300,000 extra houses a year by 2025, and to do that he was planning to liberalise planning laws to make it much easier for developers to build new buildings in certain parts of england. but that plan was extremely controversial, not least among conservative mps. they feared it would undermine local democracy, and here at westminster — perhaps just as significantly — they feared it would have a big impact on the conservative party in the south of england as well. when the housing secretary robert jenrick was sacked on wednesday, there was a lot of speculation that this could open the door to a rethink on those plans, and it seems that michael gove is at least prepared to think about

. >> i'm sorry, mr. raab. it is totally legitimate for ministers to go on holiday. everyone has that right and it is an important part of people being fresh enough to do their job properly. the issue was that the prime minister was on holiday, the deputy prime minister was on holiday, and the permanent undersecretary was on holiday, all at the same time, when british nationals were at risk, thousands of people by their own estimations who stood by in a difficult time in afghanistan were imperiled in their lives, and there was still not a proper set up in place. do you see why it's important that british people understand why it was important for you to go on holiday? >> i have been clear that had we known, i would not have gone away at all. the charge on officials is particularly unwarranted, because we always make sure we have the right recovery place. the permanent secretary didn't excellent job given all of the mergers, that he should take some leave. my own situation, i will say this. i am traveling today. the foreign secretary has to have the ability, in a wide

mr raab was criticised for remaining on holiday in crete while the taliban marched back to power. were calls from the opposition and from within his own party for him to quit after it emerged that neither he, nor any other minister, had called the afghan government to discuss the evacuation of translators stranded in the country. let's get more now from our politics correspondent helen catt now. dominic raab presumably was not too happy to go? ida. dominic raab presumably was not too happy to go?— happy to go? no, i think looking at this reshuffle, _ happy to go? no, i think looking at this reshuffle, beyond _ happy to go? no, i think looking at this reshuffle, beyond those - happy to go? no, i think looking at this reshuffle, beyond those who i this reshuffle, beyond those who left government completely, dominic raabis left government completely, dominic raab is the big loser in this reshuffle. he has been removed from being foreign secretary, one of the biggest gigs in government in the uk, to thejustice secretary, which in the pecking order is much lower down, but he has also p

mr raab told a news conference in islamabad that britain was sending £30 million of aid to help afghanistan'se with those fleeing the country. he also said uk experts were heading to the region to co—ordinate efforts. our reporter shumaila jaffrey travelled with the foreign secretary and has sent this report from islamabad. relations are frosty, but the spotlight is back on pakistan's popular great to see you. it was a first high—level visit of any british dignitary to the country since the taliban have taken over on the other side. not far from this border, the foreign secretary dominic raab visited, as he landed in pakistan. i dominic raab visited, as he landed in pakistan-— in pakistan. i do want to understand... _ in pakistan. i do want to understand... back- in pakistan. i do want to i understand... back home, in pakistan. i do want to - understand... back home, he had in pakistan. i do want to _ understand... back home, he had a difficult week _ understand... back home, he had a difficult week when _ understand... back home, he had a difficult week when he _ understand... back home, he

mr raab is replaced as foreign secretary by liz truss — a promotion from her previous role as trade secretarybert buckland and robertjenrick lost their posts asjustice and housing secretary. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good, evening. its another busy night of champions league ties with two english clubs amongst the 16 in action. here are all those latest scores. both the english teams have goals and matches. liveable and city are a goal up. liverpool goal inside the first ten minute but most all i had a penalty save so they could been you up there. manchester city goal up you up there. manchester city goal up at leipzig for the burner make his first darfur city. a score for them, they are one go to the good. lionel messi is making his first champions league start for bsg. they are away at bruges at the moment. the friends i have taken the lead through herrera. the friends i have taken the lead through herrera. a couple of matches that have already finished. in group c, jude bellingham scored one and set up another as borrussia dortmund beat besiktas 2—0. whilst i

but before heading to the region mr raab came under pressure from mps, many suggesting he should haveier in the crisis. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. under pressure today, the foreign secretary. mps believe he has been at the helm during the biggest foreign policy disaster in decades. why did he fail to see the rapid fall of kabul? the central proposition was that given the troop withdrawal by the end of august, you would see a steady deterioration from that point. and that it was unlikely kabul would fall this year. the mps said a foreign office report from july had warned cities could fall. sorry, the source of that? it is your principled report. but he went on holiday. we had uk civilians in harms way and it is important to know what you were doing and where you are doing it from? when did you go on holiday? i don't want to browbeat you, just want to know when he went. he said with the luxury of hindsight he wouldn't have gone. he asked why he didn't call ambassadors in the region of visited since he became foreign secretary. why did we get it so badly wro

with many afghans wishing to leave, mr raab will also hold talks in the region over how best to ensurehe'll head to next on his tour. james landale, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... sarah storey has won her wins her 17th gold medal — to become britain's most successful paralympian of all time. new york declares a state of emergency as tropical storm ida brings record rainfall and flash flooding. there are reports of a number of deaths there. the foreign secretary goes to qatar for talks about persuading afghanistan's new rulers to re—open kabul airport — to allow the exit of british nationals and afghans. just to let you know we are expecting a news conference with the foreign secretary, dominic raab at around 9:45am. we will bring that to you when it happens. ministers have been urged to stop "hanging around" and launch a mass booster programme for covid vaccinations. the comments from the former health secretaryjeremy hunt come as pupils in england begin returning to school, prompting fears that it could lead to a spike in infections. matt graveling reports. when you go outside

mr raab told a committee of mp�*s yesterday he is still not sure how many were left behind, he put theon forces now in danger. 0ur chief international corrrespondent lyse doucet has been speaking to one contractor who worked at the former british embassy. christmas parties, diplomatic dinners, daily meals. head chef hameed was part of british embassy life in kabulfor 13 years. this was the last meeting of kitchen staff with the british ambassador sir laurie bristow. he spent days at kabul airport overseeing the massive airlift. hameed and about 60 others were left behind because they weren't employed by the foreign office but through a private contractor. translation: we worked so hard, i even during the covid lockdown, i and we were left behind. i feel i have been betrayed. if they don't take us out of here, it is a big betrayal. _ now this family of five young children is hiding at home. many are doing the same. there is a battle at home. brave women take to the streets in the western city of herat. "don't be scared, we are all together," is their rallying cry — worried the taliban w

both mr raab and the foreign office have faced criticism of their handling of the evacuation.t in a national address, president biden defended his decision to withdraw troops from afghanistan. he also said that the united states will no longer look to "remake other countries". it comes as the uk government says it is in talks with the taliban to secure a way out of afghanistan for british nationals and afghans who worked with allied forces and remain there. it's thought up to 250 people eligible for relocation — plus their families — remain in the country. meanwhile, the home office has announced that afghans who worked with the british government and military will be allowed to move to the uk permanently. those eligible will be given indefinite leave to remain, rather than the five years�* residency previously offered. with the first of today's reports, here's our political correspondent jonathan blake. now uk and us forces have left, and the taliban are clearly showing themselves to be in control, there is deep concern for british citizens and eligible afghans left behind. l

both mr raab and the foreign office have faced criticism of their handling of the evacuation.ith the taliban to secure a way out of afghanistan for british nationals and afghans who worked with allied forces. it's thought up to 250 people eligible for relocation, plus their families, remain in the country. meanwhile, the home office has announced that afghans who worked with the british government and military will be allowed to move to the uk permanently. those eligible will be given indefinite leave to remain, rather than the five year residency previously offered. 0ur correspondent, ione wells, is at westminster. these talks first of all between the uk and the taliban, a delicate piece of diplomacy i should imagine, what more do we know about them? by, of diplomacy i should imagine, what more do we know about them? a very delicate piece — more do we know about them? a very delicate piece of _ more do we know about them? a very delicate piece of diplomacy _ more do we know about them? a very delicate piece of diplomacy going i delicate piece of diplomacy going on. we know th

mr raab, who's been visiting the border between the two countries, announced help for areas expectingerity second. and we must try to consolidate and make unity between the afghan nations. already the face of this city is changing under the influence of its new rulers. for years, these blast walls, painted over with bright and inspiring murals, had been a colourful feature in kabul. now you can see women's faces are being blacked out and the taliban have told decorators to paint over all of this, replacing it with these black and white slogans. this one reads, "the blood of the martyrs has washed away the occupation." a glimpse of what the new afghanistan is going to look like. close by, this beautician's shop has also been ordered to paint over its signage. despite taliban assurances women will be allowed to work, many fear they'll be erased from public life. this morning in kabul, a protest by female activists demanding equal rights. earlier this week, taliban leaders said women wouldn't be given senior roles in the new government. translation: throughout decades of war, women have

with many afghans wishing to leave, mr raab will also hold talks in the region over how best to ensurech as pakistan, which is where he'll head to next on his tour. james landale, bbc news. let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. adam, what is the foreign secretary hoping to get from these talks? hello, sally. the first thing that the focus seems to be on is getting kabul airport up and running again, because that would just transform the operation of getting afghan nationals who want to leave afghanistan out of the country and resettled in other places like the uk. it would be so much easier logistically and practically for the people themselves if they could go to the airport rather than having to go to one of the land borders of afghanistan's neighbours. so i think there is that. then there is the bigger diplomatic picture. remember the us, the uk and france passed a resolution at the security council earlier this week which is about securing safe passage for people, about making sure there is a safe space in afghanistan for humanitarian organisations and

, demoted to justice secretary, sat opposite the prime minister around the cabinet table, as did mr raab'sbuilding 300,000 extra houses per year. but they were really unpopular in many local communities who felt that it could mean new housing developments being imposed on them. and perhaps most significantly in the context, really unpopular amongst conservative mps, many of whom believe that this was a massive mistake and could have a huge impact on their constituencies. michael gove given the newjob in control of housing on wednesday and already he has decided to pause those reforms. not to cancel them completely, not to completely scrap them, but to take stock and speak to some of those conservatives who are deeply unhappy with the plans, to see what the next move should be. in the last couple of hours we asked the environment secretary george eustice about michael gove's new role and how radical he might be in changing some of the government plans. there is a white paper on planning policy that is due to come out shortly, and i'm sure michael gove will want to have a look at that and al

with many afghans wishing to leave, mr raab will also hold talks in the region over how best to ensurenext on his tour. james landale, bbc news. here in the uk, a synagogue has been flooded with supplies for newly arrived afghan families after an appeal on facebook. bushey united synagogue said they were overwhelmed by the response. the appeal was kick—started by rabbi elchonon feldman, who sent a message to worshippers on a private facebook page last week. rabbi elchonon feldman from bushey united synagoguejoins me now. so, pick up the story for us, you sent a message on facebook, what happens next?— sent a message on facebook, what happens next? good morning. it has been really the _ happens next? good morning. it has been really the most _ happens next? good morning. it has been really the most incredible - been really the most incredible couple of weeks now. we are sent out the original message, we assumed we would hopefully be able to offer some resources, some supplies to the local afghan community that has come here as refugees, but we did not expect to have thousands because of

mr speaker? will the government cancel the universal credit cut? the short answer from dominic raabuplift as they described it had always intended to be temporary. when it comes to the idea that energy prices, he said the cap would save people money, but he also said the government was trying to maintain supply. this was his response. the most disastrous thing for energy bills of hard—working people - across the country would be to follow labour's plan - to nationalise the energy companies, | which the cbi say would cost as much as £2000 on bills. mr speaker, this government. is the one taking action to take the country forward, _ with a plan forthe nhs, a plan for covid, and our plan is working. employment up, job- vacancies up, wages up. if we had listened to the partyl opposite, we would never have come out of lockdown. we are the ones taking... we are the ones taking the difficult decisions, i getting on with the job, | and our plan is working. concerns expressed about the fact that the government will bring in that the government will bring in that rise in national insurance fr

raab. and his answer just watch this closely because boris johnson answer just watch this closely because borisjohnson didn't mention mrfor the foreign secretary. another mp as the prime minister whether he took any responsibility for the way that things had turned out to which the answer was no.— the taliban say it's seized panjshir province, the only part of afghanistan not under their control. a spokesman says no civilians have been killed in days of heavy fighting against opposition forces. leaders of the movement opposing taliban rule deny they've been defeated, and say they still have a presence in panjshir. our south asia correspondent, yogita limaye has more details. "we are raising the white flag in the provincial headquarters of panjshir," taliban fighters said in a video released by the group. they claim to have conquered the final stronghold of opposition, and with it, all of afghanistan. at a press conference in kabul, the group declared victory. "we tried our best to resolve the issue in panjshir through negotiations but it didn't work," a spokesman said. "we couldn't accept a power island in afghanistan,

mr speaker? will the governments cancel the universal credit— governments cancel the universal credit cut? ., , governments cancel the universal credit cut? . , ., ., ., credit cut? the answer to that from dominic raabhe answer to that from dominic raab was, no, the - credit cut? the answer to that from | dominic raab was, no, the universal credit uplift was always meant to be a temporary measure. he's got a new title, of course. he was for the secretary of state just a week ago, he is now deputy prime minister, that kind of agreement was stretched out between him and the prime minister also accepting a bit of a demotion from the foreign secretary to justice secretary. demotion from the foreign secretary tojustice secretary. he took a amount of flack from angela rayner for being on holiday while the taliban were taking control of afghanistan earlier on in the summer, but he launched quite a staunch defence of the government's handling of the economy, saying there are more people and work, and pages were also going up. the most disastrous thing for energy bells of hard working people across this country would be to follow labour �*s plan to nationalise the energy companies which the cbi say what cost

when you say dominic raab went along with everyone in august injuly his cabinet colleagues thought the game was going to be up very quickly and mrst being led by the defence secretary saying this is what we did and this was the lack of urgency from the foreign secretary. of urgency from the foreign secretary-— of urgency from the foreign secreta . ., . secretary. the “oint intelligence committee — secretary. the joint intelligence committee which _ secretary. the joint intelligence committee which is _ secretary. the joint intelligence committee which is the - secretary. the joint intelligence committee which is the group i secretary. the joint intelligence i committee which is the group that makes thejudgement for committee which is the group that makes the judgement for the country, and not one was assessing the end of the year. on two days before the fall of kebble, two days before, the americans are saying the fastest couple would fall was going to be 30 days or so. now it�*s all well in hindsight saying when you�*re in july, did he calland hindsight saying when you�*re in july, did he call and ask the security council? i do