British PM Sunak chairs emergency meeting on Sudan

Defence minister Ben Wallace attended Saturday’s emergency response committee meeting headed by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to discuss Sudan.

After a week of fighting that killed hundreds, Sudan’s army agreed to help evacuate foreign nationals on Saturday.

The army stated the US, UK, France, and China would remove diplomats and others from Khartoum “in the coming hours”.

“We recognise that the situation is extremely concerning for British nationals trapped by the fighting in Sudan,” a government official said when asked about the statements.

“We are doing everything possible to support British nationals and diplomatic staff in Khartoum, and the Ministry of Defence is working with the Foreign Office to prepare for a number of contingencies.”

Britain’s Foreign Office amended its Sudan travel advice on Saturday to warn that “in the event of a ceasefire, any decision to move must be taken at individual risk”.