The government is refusing to carry out a “no-holds barred” inquiry into British involvement in Afghanistan after the Taliban retook power.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the MP-demanded review would have “limited” value and would consume “considerable resource.”
Defence Committee Chairman Tobias Ellwood said the “frustrating” refusal would prevent lessons being learned, as he argued delays had been seen in the ongoing Sudan evacuation.
The cross-party group of MPs he leads called for an inquiry to be carried out into the 20-year deployment of troops in Afghanistan in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks.
They wanted this to include the airlifts that rescued 15,000 people at risk from the Taliban storming back to power but which left many behind in jeopardy….