Sir Keir Starmer has renewed his criticism of Boris Johnson’s handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying Johnson was “incapable of international leadership, just when we need it most”. (See 3.49pm.) Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, has told MPs that the UK will not recognise the Taliban, but that it will engage with them. (See 4.58pm.) He also said there was a “clear difference” between the Taliban and terrorist groups like Isis-K and al-Qaida. He said: There is clearly a difference between the Taliban and groups like Isis-K and al-Qaida and indeed, there is suspicion that the Abbey Gate attack from Isis-K, that part of the intention was to target the Taliban. So clearly, the Taliban if it wants to be an effective administration of some sort, if it wants to avoid all of the disastrous mistakes made previously, they will have to live up to the assurances they have made to avoid Afghanistan becoming a harbour or safe haven for terrorism. The west still faces the threat of 9/11-style attacks by radical Islamist groups but this time using bio-terrorism, Tony Blair has warned. Sajid Javid, the health secretary, has said that the NHS in England will be getting an extra £5.4bn over the next six months - but that this will not be enough to stop waiting lists continuing to rise before they fall. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will also get up to £1bn extra between them for health. (See 6.08pm.) England’s rate of new cases of coronavirus has started to rise once more, latest figures show. As PA Media reports, some 315.3 cases per 100,000 people were recorded in the seven days to September 2, the third day in a row the weekly rate has increased. PA says: It means three of the four UK nations are now experiencing a jump in rates. Scotland is continuing to see a sharp rise in numbers, with 796.3 cases per 100,000 people recorded in the seven days to September 2 - up week-on-week from 644.8. One month earlier, on August 2, Scotland’s rate stood at just 142.8. The rate for Wales currently stands at 479.6, up week-on-week from 411.8. In both these nations, rates have been rising steadily for several weeks. Coronavirus rules are set to be renewed for another six months as No 10 admitted cases are likely to increase sharply in England because children are returning to school. The UK’s vaccine advisory group behaved like a medical regulator in rejecting calls for all children aged 12-15 to be offered Covid jabs despite that not being its role, Prof Neil Ferguson has said. That’s all from me for tonight. But our Covid coverage continues on our global live blog. It’s here.