statement and the timing of this could not be worse. as the rest of us are getting our increased energy bills, our counciltax us are getting our increased energy bills, our council tax bills, are struggling to pay for fuel costs on the four courts, the cost of living crisis is engulfing everybody, so to have this, right nowjust feeds into the narrative that this is a chancellor who is completely out of touch and that, in turn, feeds into the notion that, along with party gate, which borisjohnson would love to go away, this is a government thatis to go away, this is a government that is out of touch with ordinary people because it is one rule for them and one for the rest of us. do ou them and one for the rest of us. do you think this will have a wider political impact, jo? we are a way off now from the next general election, there are elections in may, of course, do you think this will really hit home with voters and will really hit home with voters and will they show that by casting t
trying to put some kind of spin on these numbers, but the numbers are much higher. our armed forces and diplomats and officials out in afghanistan have done an incredible job. we should be so proud of what they ve done. but they have been badly let down by their political masters who have had 18 months to plan for this, completely failed to plan for this, completely failed to plan properly. let s not forget that the french government started evacuating its people back in may, so the government has been asleep at the wheel on this. they massively underestimated the number of people that have been left behind. they should level with the british people and tell us what is actually going on on the ground, and then we could perhaps start to see a government thatis perhaps start to see a government that is going to get on top of this issue and start to help those people who are now at the mercy of the taliban. , ., , , ., , ., taliban. given that these people are in afghanistan. taliban. g
auainst journalist. i feel like the attacks against campbell journalist. i feel like the attacks against campbell are journalist. i feel like the attacks against campbell are really - journalist. i feel like the attacks against campbell are really the | against campbell are really the reality of life here. what we have seen a statement indicating that they have instructed their fighters not to get into the city of kabul and stop the case, gates of the city. there are reports that have been breached but the taliban are saying that the security of kabul are the responsibility of the afghan government. it looks to me like what was happening in the background between the president and the americans and others have been about some sort of a deal, which sees in afghanistan where the president either resigns or a new government thatis either resigns or a new government that is a transitional government comes into play. this is a game as i said of millions of people. the city
where it could take over a lot of territory and now it is in a position where it has essentially taken over pow inner all but em power in all but name. i m not sure that any political stake holder in afghanistan, whetherfrom that any political stake holder in afghanistan, whether from the, that any political stake holder in afghanistan, whetherfrom the, what had been the government in kabul, other political stake holders, will be in a position to lobby for a role in the next government. i think it is critical this not be a government thatis is critical this not be a government that is completely controlled by the taliban, it needs to be a power sharing arrangement, that was the intention. but the taliban has the upper hand. the government has collapsed. the military lost the will to fight. and i think if there is going to be little standing in the way of taliban being able to dictate any settlement. we are looking at a situation where the taliban will be controlling the lion s share