INTERNATIONAL human rights campaigners hit out today at the government’s “growing reputation for small-minded selfishness” on refugees after it failed to organise immediate evacuations in Sudan.

Amnesty International said the failure was on top of its “chaotic” evacuation from Afghanistan, its “shameful” scheme to deport refugees to Rwanda and its “draconian” migration Bill.

The government was also slammed by MPs for refusing to allow a “no-holds barred” inquiry into British involvement in Afghanistan including the botched evacuation mission.

The government failed to act as fighting broke in Sudan while other European governments, including France, Germany and Spain, took immediate action to evacuate their citizens.

Amnesty International UK chief executive Sacha Deshmukh said: “On top of growing reports about the chaotic and unacceptably slow nature of the UK evacuation effort, we are shocked at the complete lack of concern for the fate of at-risk Sudanese nationals shown by [Foreign Secretary] James Cleverly and other ministers.

“The government’s shameful Rwanda scheme and its draconian migration Bill are already undermining the entire international refugee protection system, and the government’s response to the Sudan crisis has so far only underlined the UK’s growing reputation for small-minded selfishness on refugee issues.”

The Commons defence select committee called for a comprehensive investigation into Britain’s involvement in Afghanistan, but it was refused by Mr Cleverly today.

Defence committee chairman and Tory MP Tobias Ellwood said the “frustrating” refusal would prevent lessons being learned, as he argued delays had been seen in the ongoing Sudan evacuation.

“Refusing to engage in a standalone review of the Afghanistan campaign prevents lessons from being consolidated and put into action for future risks,” he said.