“Was our intelligence really so poor?” @theresa_may brutal about government failure to foresee the chaotic collapse of the #Afghanistan government and triumph of the Taliban
Robert Peston Wed 18 Aug 2021 09:45- “Recent events in Afghanistan shame the West”, says @Keir_Starmer. This may be the quote of the day Robert Peston Wed 18 Aug 2021 09:40
- Very odd claim by @DesmondSwayne that vulnerable Afghanistan people should stay and fight, and not become refugees. @starmer gives short shrift Robert Peston Wed 18 Aug 2021 09:30
- The main focus of @Keir_Starmer critique of @BorisJohnson is what he sees as inadequacy and vagueness of the #Afghanistan resettlement scheme Robert Peston Wed 18 Aug 2021 09:25
- .@Keir_Starmer was clear and direct in praise of British forces who served in #Afghanistan and their families. It was statesmanlike Robert Peston Wed 18 Aug 2021 09:25
- .@Keir_Starmer criticises @JoeBiden for overlooking the sacrifices of #Afghanistan’s government forces Robert Peston Wed 18 Aug 2021 09:20
- .@Keir_Starmer attacks insularity and America first policy of @JoeBiden’s #Afghanistan withdrawal Robert Peston Wed 18 Aug 2021 09:20
- .@BorisJohnson tells @theresa_may « it is an illusion » that a military presence could have been established in Afghanistan after the US pulled out. This remains a highly contentious issue. He in effect says the UK was powerless Robert Peston Wed 18 Aug 2021 09:05
- .@BorisJohnson refuses request from @Tobias_Ellwood for formal public inquiry into #Afghanistan debacle - PM claims substantive issues have already been examined. Few of his colleagues will agree Robert Peston Wed 18 Aug 2021 08:50
- .@DavidDavisMP said UK should welcome “north of 50,000” refugees from Afghanistan. @pritipatel announces UK will take just 5000 initially, and 20,000 in the long term. Davis’s argument is that the UK has a moral responsibility to do more. See attached @Telegraph & @HuffPost https://t.co/tbo5NF7qfm Robert Peston Tue 17 Aug 2021 21:34
- Important by ?@GordonBrown?, on the scandal of the rich west taking vaccines from unvaccinated Africa Link Robert Peston Mon 16 Aug 2021 21:08‘While 50% of European, US and UK adult populations have now been fully vaccinated, the figure for Africa is 1.8%.’ A patient receives a Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine in South Africa Photograph: Alet Pretorius/AP
- I feel compelled to share what the brilliant @Damienlewis72 said about The Whistleblower, published on 2 September https://t.co/HDZ8hYRB4c Robert Peston Mon 16 Aug 2021 16:58
- Please join me and @tombradby on 11 September when we’ll be chatting about writing thrillers and fiction. Link My Whistleblower debut novel is out 2 Sept. His brilliant Secret Service is in paperback now Robert Peston Mon 16 Aug 2021 14:33
To mark the publication of his debut novel, The Whistleblower
The ‘stream and book’ package includes a unique ticket for the stream, and a copy of The Whistleblower, deliverable to any UK or International address.
The event will be broadcast on 11th September 2021 at 18:30 UK time. It will be available to view up to a week after the event has ended and can be accessed Worldwide. If you live in a time zone that does not suit the initial broadcast time you can watch it at any point after the initial showing for one week.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
Set in the late 90s in the run-up to an election, ITV’s Political Editor Robert Peston’s The Whistleblower follows journalist Gil Peck as he navigates the corridors of power to bag the biggest stories. But when Gil’s sister Clare dies in an apparent hit-and-run, he begins to believe it was no accident. Clare knew some of the most sensitive...
- .?@BorisJohnson? wants a coordinated international response to the Taliban’s coup “in the coming months”. Which is all but official confirmation of the Taliban takeover https://t.co/CtZhMfKRuu Robert Peston Sun 15 Aug 2021 18:07
- The French ambassador to Afghanistan has filmed himself leaving Kabul and tweeted it. Social media diplomacy. Surreal Link Robert Peston Sun 15 Aug 2021 16:12
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
- RT @AnkitBhat09: Horrifying situation in #kabul Afghanistan …Civilian leaving city look at the visuals ?? https://t.co/Y8JYl4xfUR Robert Peston Sun 15 Aug 2021 15:57
- RT @TheEconomist: As the jihadists seized Kabul, a plume of smoke emerged from America’s fortress-like embassy as staff burned sensitive do… Robert Peston Sun 15 Aug 2021 15:52
- Important and heartbreaking interview with courageous Rangina Hamidi, Afghanistan’s minister of education, who tells @BBCWorld she doesn’t know if she and her children will make it through the night Link Robert Peston Sun 15 Aug 2021 15:42
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
- RT @BBCWorld: “I might face consequences… I guess that’s the price we pay for trying to make the world a little better” Afghanistan’s Mini… Robert Peston Sun 15 Aug 2021 15:42
- RT @AFP: Turkey will work with Pakistan to help stabilise #Afghanistan and prevent a new flood of refugees, President Recep Tayyip #Erdogan… Robert Peston Sun 15 Aug 2021 15:07
- RT @marcorubio: When the Biden Administration announced their Afghanistan pullout plan, several of us on the Intel Committee told them thei… Robert Peston Sun 15 Aug 2021 15:02
- RT @jaglancy: The Afghans we were with in February, were all executed outside their homes in Kandahar on Thursday. https://t.co/SdTkM7qzmJ Robert Peston Sun 15 Aug 2021 14:27
- Parliament will sit on Wednesday from 0930 to 1430 to debate the dire consequences of military withdrawal from Afghanistan Link Robert Peston Sun 15 Aug 2021 12:06
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
- continue with the Speaker’s office. There has been pressure for a recall from @Keir_Starmer and @Ianblackford_MP Robert Peston Sun 15 Aug 2021 10:11
| S&P500 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VIX | |||
| Eurostoxx50 | |||
| FTSE100 | |||
| Nikkei 225 | |||
| TNX (UST10y) | |||
| EURUSD | |||
| GBPUSD | |||
| USDJPY | |||
| BTCUSD | |||
| Gold spot | |||
| Brent | |||
| Copper |
- Top 50 publishers (last 24 hours)
