Keir Starmer welcomes collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s ‘barbaric regime’

UK prime minister calls for civilians in Syria to be protected after rebel forces take control of Damascus Middle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer has welcomed the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s “barbaric regime” in Syria and called for civilians to be protected after rebel forces took control of Damascus.In a statement hours before his first trip to the Middle East, the prime minister said the developments in Syria were “unprecedented” and called for a political solution to the vacuum in power. Continue reading...

Keir Starmer welcomes collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s ‘barbaric regime’

UK prime minister calls for civilians in Syria to be protected after rebel forces take control of Damascus

Keir Starmer has welcomed the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s “barbaric regime” in Syria and called for civilians to be protected after rebel forces took control of Damascus.

In a statement hours before his first trip to the Middle East, the prime minister said the developments in Syria were “unprecedented” and called for a political solution to the vacuum in power. Continue reading...