Tobias Ellwood resigns as defence committee chair after controversial Afghanistan video

The chair of the Commons’ defence committee, Tobias Ellwood, has resigned from his function following criticism over a video he posted on social media, Sky News understands.

The Tory MP, who had been the chair of the cross-party group since 2020, got here below stress to stop after sharing the clip on X, the platform previously often known as Twitter, the place he appeared to reward the Taliban’s management in Afghanistan.

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