Evacuation from Sudan will end tomorrow giving Brits 24 hours to flee
Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister, said evacuation flights from an airfield north of the capital Khartoum will end at 6pm UK time on Saturday.
But he rejected that the Government would end up leaving people behind by stopping them so suddenly, saying: "Every single British national that has come forward and their eligible dependents has been put safely onto a plane. "What I would say is that even beyond that, we will maintain consular support in Sudan, particularly at the exit route.Asked what his advice would be for those left behind, Mr Dowden said: "Well, first of all, we have been very clear that this would be a time limited operation.
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