Boris Johnson says it is 'total rubharb' to claim he was involved in airlift of dogs from Kabul
dailyrecord.co.ukBoris Johnson has described as “total rhubarb” claims he personally intervened to authorise the evacuation of dogs from Afghanistan.
Johnson has come under fresh pressure after the emergence of a leaked email suggesting the PM had “authorised” the evacuation of animals from former Royal Marine Paul “Pen” Farthing’s Nowzad charity.
The mission coincided with Operation Pitting, which saw the RAF manage to evacuate thousands of British citizens trapped in Kabul.
Asked about his involvement during a visit to Wales, the PM said: “This whole thing is total rhubarb. I was very proud of what our armed services did with Op Pitting and it was an amazing thing to move 15,000 people out of Kabul in the way that we did.” “I thought it was additionally really good that we were able to help those vets who came out as well.”Asked if he directly intervened in the process, Johnson replied: “Absolutely not.
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