Any potential return of jihadists from Syria ‘of great concern’, says minister

A broken portrait of the late Syrian president Hafez Assad lies on the ground in the sacked resident of Bashar Assad in Damascus (Hussein Malla/AP) - (AP)

Any potential return of British jihadists to the UK is “a matter of great concern”, a Home Office minister has said, amid worries about the fallout of the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria.

Dame Angela Eagle told Times Radio that intelligence services are “keeping a very, very close eye” on the situation on the ground, and the UK is in touch with allies.