Brexit Britain ‘firing on all cylinders’ says expert Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Lord Adonis took aim at the UK's exit from the European Union on Twitter as forces around the world conduct rescue missions following the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban. The Labour peer acknowledged the UK could not continue to back the Afghanistan military without the support of US forces, but claimed "any notion that we might was a sad consequence of ludicrous Brexit rhetoric about 'global Britain'”. Related articles Von der Leyen's superstate dream threatened by member states rebellion Sturgeon demands urgent showdown with Boris over Afghanistan Lord Adonis tweeted: "Britain obviously couldn't sustain an Afghan regime which the US abandoned & any notion that we might was a sad consequence of ludicrous Brexit rhetoric about 'global Britain'. "We should take as many refugees as we can & honour our debts to those who helped us… Read full this story
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