Protected convoys not possible for UK citizens in Sudan, says Cleverly

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Dated Thursday 27 April 2023; 9:11 - full copy:

Protected convoys not possible for UK citizens in Sudan, says Cleverly

The UK will not offer coaches to help evacuees get to the airbase in Sudan, says Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.

Speaking on the BBC's Today programme, Cleverly was asked why the UK had not provided coaches to shuttle evacuees to the exit point, as other countries including Turkey have done.

Cleverly said the "small number" of attempted convoys had come under attack.

He added: "It's not possible for us to give protected convoys from what could potentially have been a large number of locations."

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