The Sunday Times has claimed that Whitehall has plans for a euro-evacuation. The paper claims that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is drawing up plans to ‘rescue’ thousands of British expats from Spain and Portugal in the event of a banking collapse.


The Sunday Times says the treasury confirmed that plans to give emergency aid to Britons if eurozone banks collapse were being prepared, but refused to give details. The Foreign Office admitted it was preparing for a ‘nightmare scenario’ of thousands of penniless Britons sleeping at airports and no means of getting home. They are reported to be discussing chartering planes, ships and coaches to evacuate expats.