The chaos surrounding the UK’s visa processing for South African travellers ahead of the Women’s World Cup has sparked a furious Cabinet row. Sources close to the South African High Commission tell me the situation is 'a diplomatic nightmare'. The Home Office, already under fire for its handling of post-Brexit immigration, is now accused of leaving visiting dignitaries stranded.
One Whitehall insider called it 'a textbook example of how not to manage a global event'. The real question for No. 10: who carries the can for this fiasco?
