How bad is the Afghanistan crisis for Boris Johnson?

Stephen Bush and Anoosh Chakelian discuss the Afghanistan crisis and the governments refugee scheme, and why MPs from all sides of the house were giving the government a hard time.  

Then in You Ask Us, they answer listeners' quesitons on whether the situation could really have been handled differently, and how party supporters split on what should have happened. 

If you have a question for You Ask Us, email [email protected] 

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