earlier. we closed the processing centre and bot across the british and the people that were working with us. the abbey gate is currently closed and will remain so and indeed we are now processing approximately the last 1000 people on the inside of the airfield and we will fly them out today. (05) that is where we move to the next stage which the evacuation of our 1000 trips. he stage which the evacuation of our 1000 tri s. ., , stage which the evacuation of our 1000 trips-— stage which the evacuation of our 1000 tri s. ., , ., 1000 trips. he has not said when the last british soldier— 1000 trips. he has not said when the last british soldier would _ 1000 trips. he has not said when the last british soldier would leave i last british soldier would leave afghanistan but said that will be before the us does and also said they would have to leave some equipment behind or destroy it and stressed this was a planned timetable and the suicide bombings yesterday have not made the british forces leave faster than they would have planned. the attacks were horrendous yesterday. our plan was to leave last night.