Animal rescuer ‘threatened’ MoD aide for ‘blocking’ Kabul evacuation

Ex-marine Pen Farthing said to have left expletive-laden message for defence secretary's adviser as he sought to fly out staff and pets

A former Royal Marine who founded an animal shelter in Kabul left an expletive-laden message for a government aide as he sought to place his staff and pets on a flight out of Afghanistan, according to reports.

The Times newspaper said it had obtained a leaked audio recording of Paul Pen" Farthing berating Peter Quentin, a special adviser to the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, who he accused of blocking" efforts to arrange a flight.