'Don't Let Assad's British Wife Return To UK', Ministers Urged, After She...

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After Assad was toppled by jihadi rebels earlier this month he fled to Russia, who backed him in the years-long civil war.

He added: ⁘She has been sanctioned by the UK Government for a reason - the Assad family were responsible for some of the worst atrocities in modern times.'

It's unclear if Ms Assad would be allowed into the UK, despite being a British citizen. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said she was ⁘not welcome here in the UK⁘ because of the sanctions against her.