Coronavirus: Dominic Raab announces £75m airlift for stranded Brits

Raab announces ‘unprecedented’ operation to rescue Brits stuck abroad

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Dominic Raab
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The foreign secretary has announced a £75m airlift to rescue hundreds of thousands of British nationals stranded overseas by the coronavirus outbreak.

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