Boris Johnson did prioritise animal charity for Afghan evacuation, MPs told

Second whistleblower suggests to committee that top civil servants lied to cover up episode

A second whistleblower has gone public to say it was widespread knowledge" in government that Boris Johnson ordered the prioritisation of an animal charity based in Afghanistan for evacuation during the Taliban takeover last summer.

Josie Stewart, who worked in the Foreign Office for seven years, including a stint in the Kabul embassy, suggested senior civil servants in the department had lied to cover up the embarrassing episode.