Afghan crisis exposed 'serious weaknesses' in UK's approach to security planning, MPs and peers say
MPs said recent events in Afghanistan highlighted "serious weaknesses" in the government's approach
The MPs and peers criticised changes that mean the PM will attend fewer National Security Council meetings.Tired and scared, Afghans start new lives in the UK Committee chairman Dame Margaret Beckett, a former foreign secretary, said: "The whole point of the National Security Council is that it is supposed to prepare for, and act upon, a long-term view of our national security risks. It should be above the hurly-burly of daily concerns.
The report said: "Most concerningly, the new model for the NSC risks becoming a halfway house: It is neither a slower-paced forum for tackling the most fundamental questions facing UK national security, nor a weekly meeting of senior ministers - convened and brokered by the prime minister - to tackle the most pressing issues.
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