The British ambassador to Sudan was on holiday when the latest vicious fighting broke out, it was claimed today.<\/p>\n
Giles Lever is said to have been among a number of diplomats who took annual leave over .<\/p>\n
The report in the Times comes amid a desperate scramble to get thousands of Brits out of the country. Here’s more info in regards to evDEn evE NAKliYat<\/a> check out our own page. \u00a0<\/p>\n A Foreign Office source said ambassadors ‘routinely have the opportunity to return to\u00a0 while in post’, and a deputy was covering.Officials stressed that there was no indication the situation was about to escalate so quickly, and Mr Lever resumed work in the UK immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n Some have accused the \u00a0of ‘abandoning’ them after government officials and their families were rescued – while other nations managed to evacuate civilians.<\/p>\n M\u00a0in Sudan.\u00a0But there are complaints that expats have only heard from the Foreign Office through automated text messages telling them to stay indoors and register their whereabouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n Some Britons said they have lost hope in the Government and are trying to make their own way out amid heavy artillery fire.<\/p>\n