Afghanistan is not a far away country that Britons do not need to worry about when experts are warning it could be used again to launch terrorism attacks.
The brutal Taliban retaking control after 20 years is a crushing defeat for the UK, US and others around the world who care about tolerance, freedom, democracy and security.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson washing his hands of responsibility is risible and US President Joe Biden must share some blame for implementing Donald Trump’s exit plan.
Airlifting as many Afghans as we can, certainly more than the woeful 5,000 in a year proposed by the Tories, is a priority.
But the danger posed by terrorist groups likely to prosper in a Taliban-ruled country, which was home to the 9/11 mass murderers until the cult was toppled, is chilling.
One of the first duties of a Government is to protect its people but the fear is the Tories are failing with potentially terrible consequences.
Raab’s brazen
Dominic Raab’s self-justification is the ludicrous propaganda of a man pretending he was not caught out missing in action.
An honourable Foreign Secretary would have resigned if they had missed the fall of Kabul because they were on a five-star break and a competent PM would have sacked him.
That Raab clings on and Boris Johnson looks the other way is a Government sticking up two fingers to the British public and the world.
Had the Foreign Secretary devoted as much time and energy to working for Britain as he’s spending on clinging to the job he didn’t do, Afghan lives might be saved and Britain would be a better place too.
Hound them
Raising the minimum age for puppy imports would help to keep exploitative breeders on a tighter leash.
The Mirror has campaigned long and hard against the abuse of animals so we will hound Tory Ministers until they demonstrate they bite as well as bark on the issue.
