Afghan boy, 11, is accidentally sent to France instead of the UK, where he would be reunited with his family, while another 12,000 refugees fleeing the Taliban are still trapped in hotels, MP reveals
- An Afghan refugee, 11, was accidentally sent to France instead of Britain
- Conservative MP Bob Blackman criticized the Home Office for the affair
- Tory MP said 12,000 refugees fleeing the Taliban are trapped in hotels
An Afghan boy accidentally went to France instead of the UK, where he was supposed to reunite with his family.
Conservative MP Bob Blackman criticized the Home office for stranding the 11-year-old in France.
The MP for Harrow East also revealed that 12,000 refugees de Taliban linger in hotels.
Conservative MP Bob Blackman criticized the Home Office for stranding an 11-year-old Afghan refugee in France
In the second half of August 2021, more than 120,000 people were flown from Kabul
US Marines provide security and check evacuees at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, on Aug. 21 during the evacuation
He said, ‘It can’t go on like this.
“There seems to be a lack of coordination and communication because the Home Office says one thing to voters and another to my office and that can’t be right.
“There seems to be a case where even people who paid for the priority” [passport application] service don’t really get the service on time and that’s outrageous.’
Taliban fighters flying their flags drive through downtown Kabul as they try to maintain security in the capital
“Yesterday the staff at the hub at Portcullis House waited until four o’clock to see people.
“We have even experienced delays with the biometric cards and applications where a voter has been stuck in Turkey since Christmas, waiting, and unable to go home to be with their families.
“This has to change and it has to be clear.
‘The bureaucracy is a nightmare. We have to solve this.’