"The UK should use every means at its disposal to bring our people back from Sudan"

The situation in Sudan is chaotic, what is needed is some clear thinking from the UK government as it tries to bring everything back the world at home safely

Those caught in the fighting were involved in a desperate attempt to escape (

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At 6 p.m. tonight, the last evacuation flight from Khartoum took off. It was the last flight of a mission that saw more than 1,500 people repatriated from a war-torn country.

Since the conflict erupted two weeks ago, those caught up in the fighting have been desperately trying to escape. This is already a bloody conflict.

Over 500 dead and over 4,500 injured, although the UN says these numbers could be higher.

Andrew Mitchell, our Minister for Africa, has warned of “vast areas of disorder, chaos and misery” if the conflict continues.

And the advice for all foreign nationals – and civilians – is to get to safety as soon as possible.

People walk among scattered objects in the market of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur (

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Charter flights set up by the British government have been a vital lifeline. Now they have stopped. But people are still stuck, with no way out, surrounded by danger.

Evacuation flights themselves are risky. A Turkish plane sent to rescue people has already been shot down. So people try by all means to escape.

A family stuck on the border with Egypt said drivers were charging over £30,000 to help them escape.

Thousands of people flocked to ports in an attempt to board rescue ships.

The situation is chaotic. What is needed is some clear thinking from the UK government as it tries to get everyone home safely.

We need the exact opposite of how they handled the fall of Kabul.

This time around, a U-turn on stranded NHS doctors in Sudan was welcome.

Many were told they would not be able to travel, but the government quickly changed the rules. This meant that many doctors received the help they...