Emails Cast Doubt on Boris Johnson’s Denials Over Afghan Animal Rescue
- Ex-civil servant’s evidence contradicts Downing Street account
- PM’s spokesman reiterates Johnson did not instruct officials
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Whistle-blower evidence appears to show Boris Johnson ordered the rescue of animals during the Kabul evacuation in August, contradicting statements that the U.K. prime minister was not involved.
“The PM has just authorized their staff and animals to be evacuated,” reads an internal Foreign Office email submitted to a parliamentary inquiry by a former civil servant, one of several documents published on Wednesday.