the evacuation of British Nationals onto an RAF aircraft at Wadi Seidna Air Base in Sudan — More than 1,500 Brits have been evacuated from Sudan over 13 flights, but it is believed that thousands more remain in the country (Picture: MOD).

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RAF's evacuation mission in Sudan has ended

The deadline for British nationals to reach an evacuation airfield in Sudan has now passed.

British nationals will no longer be able to arrive at Wadi Saeedna to board a flight to leave the war-torn country.

At a Cobra meeting today (Saturday), it was confirmed by Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden that the final flight leaving Sudan would depart today.

RAF Hercules and A400m aircraft have been flying from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to a Sudanese military base north of Khartoum to collect British nationals over the last week.

Despite more than 1,500 Brits being evacuated across 13 flights it is believed that thousands more still remain in the country.

The UK Government had faced criticism for the pace at which it had begun the evacuation mission and for effectively abandoning those who were unable to make the journey to the airfield.

But the focus is now switching to Port Sudan on the east coast of Sudan where HMS Lancaster and a contingent of Royal Marines have arrived to evacuate and Britons who still want to leave.

It is also understood the supply ship RFA Cardigan Bay, which was stationed in Bahrain, is on her way to the Red Sea port which could become a new evacuation route.