UK government has put out 'misinformation' regarding Sudan evacuations, escapee says

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UK government has put out 'misinformation' regarding Sudan evacuations, escapee says
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'They've been doing noticeably less than any other government and that is, to me, a scandal.' Writer Leila Latif, who's now in Egypt after escaping Sudan, tells NickFerrariLBC the UK govt is only 'concerned about PR'.

asked the escapee: "What would you say to the Prime Minister [and] the Foreign Secretary who says the operation is moving at a speed, everything is being done, people are working flat out to help people like you and your family. How would you respond?"The UK government "have been putting out a lot of misinformation about their efforts when in fact they have been doing noticeably less than virtually any other government," she declared: "and that is, to me, a scandal.

It took a contact from a friend back in the UK to hear back from the Foreign Office but it became apparent there was no plan, the mother wrote in The Guardian. Of the senior staff's absence in Sudan, she said: "I think it's a sign of their levels of incompetence that they thought it was a fine thing during escalating tensions for their entire senior staff to take a little holiday."Nick Ferrari says UK's failure to rescue Brits from Sudan is 'an international shame'

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