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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Blewett

Sunak chairs emergency Cobra meeting on rescuing Britons from Sudan

Rishi Sunak is chairing an emergency Cobra meeting on rescuing British nationals from fierce fighting in Sudan as two warships were preparing to assist a possible evacuation.

RFA Cardigan Bay and HMS Lancaster were being lined up as options to help people out of the war-torn country, where at least 2,000 UK citizens remain after British diplomats were rescued.

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