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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pm-vows-to-rescue-britons-in-libya.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="An oil worker has criticised the Foreign Office, claiming Britons stranded in Libya have been left without protection (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-pm-vows-to-rescue-britons-in-libya.jpg" alt="An oil worker has criticised the Foreign Office, claiming Britons stranded in Libya have been left without protection (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>David Cameron has insisted that the Government is doing &#8220;everything we can&#8221; to help British nationals escape chaos-hit Libya.</p>
<p>Amid criticism of the Foreign Office&#8217;s response to the crisis, the Prime Minister said officials were working around the clock to facilitate the evacuation.</p>
<p>At a press conference in Qatar, Mr Cameron said: &#8220;There will be planes and ferries and other means to get people out of Libya and we will do everything we can to make that happen.Obviously it is a very difficult situation.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Foreign Office is chartering a flight to get British nationals out of the country and the Royal Navy frigate HMS Cumberland is being redeployed to waters near Libya.</p>
<p>But a UK oil worker hoping to fly home criticised the response, saying he and colleagues had been left without protection.</p>
<p>Scotsman James Coyle, who is based between the capital Tripoli and second city Benghazi, said: &#8220;We are living a nightmare and we have asked the British Government and they have just totally ignored us.</p>
<p>&#8220;They don&#8217;t reply to emails, they have cut off the phones to Tripoli. We told them the situation three days ago &#8211; they never even replied to us. We have been left without any protection whatsoever.&#8221;</p>
<p>He added: &#8220;We are living every day in fear of our lives as the local people are armed with AK45s and AK47s.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hundreds of Libyans have been killed in violent clashes between anti-government protesters and forces loyal to dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in recent days. Mr Gaddafi sparked fears that violence would spiral further when he vowed to fight to his &#8220;last drop of blood&#8221; and urged his supporters to take to the streets.</p>
<p>John and Gill Bettison arrived in Tripoli last Saturday, but quickly realised the situation was becoming more dangerous and managed to get a flight back to the UK on Monday. Mr Bettison said: &#8220;When we got to the airport it was absolute chaos. There were thousands and thousands of people trying to get out of the country, mostly Libyans trying to get out.&#8221;</p>
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