BBCNEWS BBC News August 20, 2021 13:05:00
Nick eardley, reports. the foreign secretary yesterday afternoon, on a conference call with g7 ministers. the government says it is doing everything it can to get british citizens and eligible afghans out of the country. but last week dominic raab was on holiday and now he's under pressure for failing to make a call to afghanistan's foreign minister to try and speed up the evacuation of interpreters who worked with the uk. yesterday the foreign office said the call had been delegated to a junior minister. today, the government confirmed it hadn't happened at all. i don't think any one phone ca...