Opposition parties have accused British Prime Minister Boris Johnson of lying about the role he played in bringing over 100 animals from Afghanistan to the UK during the Kabul airlift, after a leaked email shows he “authorised” the evacuation. The 94 dogs and 69 cats were in the care of an animal welfare charity called Nowzad, which belonged to Paul Farthing, an ex-Marine who goes by the name Pen Farthing. As Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, Farthing successfully brought the animals to the UK on a privately-chartered plane on Aug. 29, after waging a high-profile media battle with the British Ministry of Defence to get his flight cleared. The UK government sponsored clearance for the charter flight, leading to allegations that animals had been prioritised over people in the rescue effort. The prime minister has previously denied that he intervened to bring Nowzad staff and animals to Britain. Asked by …