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Manchester Evening News
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Paul Britton

Manchester doctor trapped in Sudan feels 'betrayed' as he's turned away from evacuation flight

A Manchester Royal Infirmary doctor trapped in war-torn Sudan says he feels 'betrayed' after he was turned away from an evacuation flight.

Dr Abdulrahman Babiker, a registrar, is due back on shift at the MRI, where he has worked for more than four years, on Tuesday, but can't get out of the African country.

His plight was revealed as the Labour Party said all British residents should qualify for evacuation from Sudan, with Downing Street so far rejecting calls to widen the eligibility for evacuation beyond British passport holders and their immediate family.

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