William Hague said yesterday that Britain was braced for fresh disasters in the eurozone as markets looked set to plunge after France was stripped of its coveted Triple A credit rating.

The Foreign Secretary said the Government had devised contingency plans to evacuate British citizens from Europe in the event of financial meltdown.

He compared the plans to those used to bring home Britons who had been on the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia.

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