The email published on Wednesday, which appeared to contradict Johnson's claims, was sent by a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office official to colleagues. It read:"Nowzad, run by an ex-Royal Marine, has received a lot of publicity and the PM has just authorised their staff and animals to be evacuated."denied the prime minister had any involvement with the case.
The spokesperson said he"didn't instruct any official to take any particular course of action," though said he had not yet seen the emails at the time. The evacuation of the animals generated significant controversy at the time because it raised questions as to why the most vulnerable Afghan citizens were not able to board the charter flight for the animals and Nowzad charity workers.
Raphael Marshall, a former FCDO worker, alleged last year that the decision to evacuate the Nowzad animals had represented a"direct trade-off" with human lives. Marshall had supplied the emails to the Foreign Affairs committee suggesting the prime minister had authorised the evacuation.
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