2021-08-19
Times Front Page 19th of August 2021
The Times leads with MPs’ condemnation of US President Joe Biden for his “shameful” withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Times leads with MPs’ condemnation of US President Joe Biden for his “shameful” withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Daily Mail reports that Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was “too busy” to make the phone call required to get urgent help airlifting vulnerable translators out of Afghanistan.
The Daily Express reports on the prime minister’s claim that the UK could not continue to support Afghan security forces once the US had made the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced a “wall of fury” from all wings of the Conservative Party over the UK’s conduct in Afghanistan, The Guardian says.
The Daily Telegraph leads with parliament’s criticism of US President Joe Biden, describing his handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan as “catastrophic”.
Metro criticises Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab over their response to the chaos in Afghanistan, describing them as “asleep at the wheel”.
The world’s largest futures exchange operator has made an offer for rival Cboe Global Markets, reports the Financial Times.