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Defence minister refuses to give lifeline to Afghan veteran who faces deportation to Rwanda
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoDefence minister James Heappey has refused to give a lifeline to an Afghan war hero who served...
Minister grilled on plight of Afghan special forces paid by Britain
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDefence minister James Heappey was grilled by MPs on Monday over the plight of the Afghan special...
Minister roasted over claim ‘hundreds of thousands’ of Afghans want asylum in UK
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoA minister has been urged to correct the record on the number of Afghans seeking safety in the UK,...
Thousands of Afghans still in limbo as ministers miss own deadline to slash resettlement backlog
The Independent UK via AOL· 9 months agoMinisters have missed their own target to clear the backlog for a much-heralded government...
Revealed: 1,500 Afghans scrambled to UK in secretive mission as minister speaks of Britain’s...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDefence minister James Heappey has said it is “great at last” to welcome Afghans who worked with the...
Minister says Ben Wallace and future head of the army failed to properly investigate alleged SAS...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA minister has said that former defence secretary Ben Wallace and former director of special forces...
Immigration minister quizzed about female Afghan special forces soldier denied sanctuary in UK
The Independent UK via AOL· 6 months agoImmigration minister Robert Jenrick has been challenged in the Commons over the plight of a female...
Government has ended use of bridging hotels for resettled Afghans, minister says
Press Association News via AOL· 8 months agoThe Government has ended the use of bridging hotels for resettled Afghans, a minister has said....
Ministers urgently considering moving Afghans who worked with British forces to UK from Pakistan,...
The Independent UK via AOL· 7 months agoMinisters are considering whether to urgently move Afghans eligible for relocation to the UK to...
Thousands of Afghans in limbo two years after fall of Kabul – as Sunak urged to keep UK promise
The Independent UK via AOL· 9 months agoThousands of Afghans are still waiting to hear if they will be brought to safety in the UK two years...