insistence that he did not personally intervened to assist an animal charity during the afghanistan evacuation last august. borisjohnson authorised animals under the care of the charity nowzad to be evacuated from kabul, according to written evidence produced by a former foreign office official. the charity, run by pen farthing, appealed for help to fly out as the taliban seized control of the afghan capital last year. the foreign office document, seen by a committee of mps investigating the evacuation, says the prime minister intervened to rescue the charity s staff and animals. mrjohnson has previously dismissed claims that he prioritised animals during the operation, saying it was nonsense. in the last hour, defence secretary ben wallace has strongly denied that