Stranded Sudanese NHS doctor given seat on UK flight
By Joe InwoodAn NHS doctor who felt "betrayed" after being refused a place on a UK evacuation flight from Sudan has now been given a seat.He told the BBC he was delighted to be leaving the country but had mixed feelings about family left behind.
Earlier, the Foreign Office had said it was prioritising UK nationals and those in Dr Babiker's situation needed to make their own way to the UK. "I got so much support from my colleagues at the hospital, from friends.... everyone knew the case," the Manchester Royal Infirmary doctor told the BBC.
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