The foreign secretary was in good company in woefully misjudging the Taliban threatMany of the excitable characters who impulsively phone talk radio stations without having thought through their contradictory positions are rightly horrified by footage …
David Squires on Desmond Swayne’s comments on Afghans fleeing the Taliban – cartoon
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Why reshuffle-shy Boris Johnson is reluctant to sack ministers
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Dominic Raab under pressure to quit after delegating ‘rescue call’ for Afghan translators
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Afghanistan: key questions about the government’s handling of the crisis
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Unions urge Commons Speaker to take tougher line on unmasked MPs
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Downing Street hints pensions triple lock will be watered down
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Rightwing culture warriors do not define Britishness | Letters
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