The Foreign Secretary said 'contingency plans' were in place.
The government will step in to fly Thomas Cook holidaymakers back to the UK if necessary, the Foreign Secretary said.
He added: ‘But I can reassure people that in the worst case scenario, the contingency planning is there to avoid people being stranded.’supports HTML5 videoand a union leader said employees are working for the firm while not knowing if they have a job or will even get paid for this month.Thomas Cook is meeting with the firm’s biggest shareholder along with creditors at City law firm Slaughter & May today in a final bid to piece together a rescue deal.
With many tourists refusing to pay on the grounds they had already paid Thomas Cook, security guards were keeping the hotel’s gates shut, refusing to allow guests out, or to let new visitors enter.
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