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Johnson gave the order to evacuate cats and dogs from Afghanistan, second whistleblower says
Prime Minister Boris Johnson

BORIS JOHNSON gave the order to evacuate cats and dogs from Afghanistan during the Kabul airlift, a second whistleblower claimed today.

Josie Stewart, head of illicit finance at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), said that it was “widespread knowledge” among the team handling the crisis response that the decision to evacuate animals and staff from the Nowzad charity in August came from the PM. 

Mr Johnson has repeatedly denied that he was directly involved in the decision, saying the claims were “complete nonsense.” 

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