Britons in Sudan have until midday on Saturday to fly out, ministers say
by Dan Sabbagh and Helena Smith in Larnaca from World news | The Guardian on (#6B8MK)
Government announces end to airlifts amid calls for NHS doctors without UK passports to be rescued
British nationals trapped in Sudan have until midday on Saturday local time to get on a flight before they stop, ministers have announced, as a doctors' union called for NHS medics without UK passports to also be airlifted.
Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister, said on Friday night more than 1,500 people had been flown out, and there had been a significant decline in British nationals coming forward", meaning it was time to end the operation.
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