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“What this attack shows is the importance of continuing that work (evacuation from Afghanistan) in as fast and as efficient manner as possible in the hours that remain to us, and that’s what we’re going to do,” Boris Johnson pledges the UK will continue to help evacuate eligible Afghan refugees until the August 31 deadline.
“The threat is increasing by the hour in Kabul. We’re currently a magnet for every terrorist in the country with our military personnel like sitting ducks in an unprotected airfield. So it’s time to shut up shop as quickly as possible,” - James Sunderland, Conservative MP for Bracknell, who served with the Royal Logistic Corps until 2019, says Britain must end its involvement.
“We are demanding that the Queen end the use of crown land for industries which are contributing to the climate and ecological emergency and the death of animals,” - campaigners Animal Rebellion after releasing red dye into the Buckingham Palace fountains in protest at animal hunting.
“This could be one of our best legacies from the pandemic and can provide the cornerstone of a social security system of which as Conservatives we can be proud,” Tory MPs John Stevenson and Peter Aldous urge the prime minister to abandon plans to cut Universal Credit in October.
“The death of our beloved Lisa has left a terrible void in our family and in our lives. She truly was the most wonderful wife, mum, daughter, sister and friend,” - the family of BBC radio presenter Lisa Shaw pay tribute after an inquest found she died due to complications of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination.