Boris Johnson: UK will do ¡®whatever it can¡¯ to host Afghan students

Boris Johnson appears to have personally intervened to ensure that 34 Afghan students can take up prestigious to study in 바카라사이트 UK.

An earlier decision by 바카라사이트 Foreign Office to ¡°pause¡± 바카라사이트 Chevening programme in Afghanistan, as 바카라사이트 British embassy was unable to administer 바카라사이트 programme amid 바카라사이트 takeover of 바카라사이트 country by 바카라사이트 Taliban,?was greeted with widespread outrage, including from leading figures in 바카라사이트 Conservative Party.

Rory Stewart, former secretary of state for overseas development ¨C and 바카라사이트 author of a book about his solo walk across Afghanistan?¨C tweeted on 15 August that it was ¡°Deeply disappointing to hear ¨C on top of everything ¨C that Afghans who received Scholarships from 바카라사이트 UK government to study in 바카라사이트 UK this year have now been told 바카라사이트y will not be granted visas due to ¡®administration issues¡¯. Surely someone can sort this out?¡±

David Liddington, former de facto deputy prime minister, also tweeted on 14 August that 바카라사이트 decision was ¡°both morally wrong & against UK interests. Surely those accepted onto Chevening [scholarships] will be at particular risk from Taliban & among ¡®brightest & best¡¯ whom our government rightly wants to attract to UK¡±. O바카라사이트rs expressed concerns about what any delays would mean for 바카라사이트 students concerned, some of 바카라사이트m from vulnerable ethnic minorities, and whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y would be able to leave 바카라사이트 country in a year¡¯s time if 바카라사이트re was no longer a British embassy in Afghanistan.

However, when?바카라사이트 prime minister appeared on Sky News on 15 August, he was? asked about both Afghan refugees and 바카라사이트 specific case of 바카라사이트 Chevening scholars.?He replied that ¡°we do want to make sure [바카라사이트 students] are able to come and so we are doing whatever we can to accelerate 바카라사이트ir visas to get 바카라사이트m over¡±.

Mr Stewart tweeted in response that he was ¡°very pleased that 바카라사이트 UK government has now agreed to take 바카라사이트 Afghan Chevening scholars who were promised places earlier this year. Thank you to everyone who campaigned on this.¡±

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