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Sudan: 200-300 British nationals evacuated amid criticism of UK response

Sudan: 200-300 British nationals evacuated amid criticism of UK response

Ministers defend response to crisis as British armed forces take over running of airstrip from Germany

Britain has evacuated more than 200 of its citizens from Sudan on three flights from an airfield north of the capital, with the first group on their way to the UK from Cyprus, where flights have been stopping over.

The home secretary, Suella Braverman, said “approximately 200 to 300 people” had been airlifted from Sudan in three initial flights, with further RAF rescue flights from civil war-hit Sudan expected later on Wednesday.

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