The Prime Minister faced a barrage of criticism of his government’s handling of the crisis in Afghanistan as Parliament gathered for its first summer recall since 2014 to discuss the worsening situation. Members of Parliament were not scheduled to return until September. But after the Afghan capital Kabul fell to Taliban forces at the weekend, the speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle granted a request from Boris Johnson for a debate on the nation’s response to the crisis.
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Johnson’s cooperation raises questions about why the Cabinet Office is so insistent on a stand-off.
