Labour must reckon with its past. The war on Afghanistan was a catastrophe
I was seven years old when the invasion of Afghanistan was launched, but as I sat in the…
Afghanistan
Raab must go after “catastrophic failure of judgement”, Labour tells Johnson
Lisa Nandy has declared the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab must resign or be sacked by Boris Johnson after…
Nandy: UK was “right” to intervene in Afghanistan but “lessons to be learned”
Lisa Nandy has defended the decision by the then Labour government to intervene militarily in Afghanistan in 2001…
Johnson faces calls for greater support for refugees after Taliban takeover
MPs from all parties have reacted angrily to the UK government response to the situation in Afghanistan in…
Starmer on Afghanistan: “The Prime Minister was wrong and complacent”
Below is the full text of Keir Starmer’s contribution to the debate on Afghanistan in parliament today. Thank…
Starmer accuses PM of “complacency and poor judgement” over Afghanistan
Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of “complacency and poor judgement” over the UK government’s response to the…
Keir Starmer “deeply concerned” by Joe Biden speech on Afghanistan withdrawal
Keir Starmer has declared that he is “deeply concerned” by US President Joe Biden’s speech on Monday, that…
Labour calls for “safe and legal asylum routes” in response to Afghanistan news
Labour’s Nick Thomas-Symonds has called on the government to “put in place safe and legal asylum routes” in…
Rayner urges Johnson rethink aid cuts to Afghanistan in light of withdrawal
Labour’s Angela Rayner has warned that “we simply cannot wash our hands or walk away” from Afghanistan as…
The Jungle has been demolished but refugees still need our support – why I am returning to Calais this weekend
Senior ministers from the G7 nations will tomorrow meet in Sicily for their annual summit. The focus on…
