Home Office pauses decisions on asylum claims after Bashar al-Assad's downfall - amid fears of British extremists returning from Syria
Daily MailDavid Lammy has warned the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship in Syria could spark a fresh migration crisis in Europe and a surge in illegal arrivals to Britain. Syrians gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus to celebrate the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime A policeman from the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's so-called 'Salvation Government' stands guard in front of Syria's Central Bank in Damascus Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urged the victorious rebel group who ousted Assad to reject violence after seizing control Speaking in Saudi Arabia during his visit to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Sir Keir said: 'The situation is obviously very volatile in Syria. Mr Lammy also signalled Britain would not yet be removing HTS from a list of banned terror groups and said the Government would judge the group 'by their actions'. 'This House will know the group whose offensive first pushed back the regime, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham or HTS, are also a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK as an alias of Al-Qaeda,' he added.
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