Raab denies prioritising animals over humans during Afghanistan evacuation
Dominic Raab has denied that the government prioritised animals over people during the evacuation from Afghanistan in August. Raab, who was foreign secretary at the time, said: ‘That’s just not accurate. Of course we did not put the welfare of animals above individuals.’ It comes as a whistleblower gave a damning account of the government’s response to the fall of Kabul Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Raab rejects whistleblower’s claims over Kabul evacuation ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/07/raab-rejects-whistleblowers-claims-over-kabul-evacuation UK politics – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2021/dec/07/dominic-raab-foreign-office-kabul-politics-covid-coronavirus-live-latest-updates The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram/guardian
