Pen Farthing
(Picture: PA Media)Thousands of emails to the foreign office from MPs and charities detailing urgent cases of Afghans trying to evacuate have not even been read, The Observer has reported.
Some emails outlining the cases of Afghans who fear for their families’ lives appear to have been unopened for days even some from the Government’s own ministers, it is alleged.
An email from the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, sent on Monday was still unread on Thursday. With others from home secretary, Priti Patel, and the Tory chair of the defence select committee, Tobias Ellwood left unopened.
It calls into question the number of Afghans left behind in Kabul to be estimated at 1,100 as there were over 5,000 unopened emails, a whistleblower claimed.
It comes as Paul “Pen” Farthing, is alleged to have sent Peter Quentin, a special adviser working for the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, an expletive filled-rant the Times has reported.
In a recording sent on Monday he said: “Get me out of Afghanistan with my staff and my animals. I served for 22 years in the Royal Marine Commandos. I am not taking this b*****ks from people like you who are blocking me.
“You’ve got til tomorrow morning. I’m on Sky News around about 7.45 and your name will be the only name people are talking about.”
