HTS ban does not prevent Government talks in future, Number 10 suggests

People attend a rally celebrating the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government (Matias Delacroix/AP) - (AP)

The fact that the group which has taken power in Syria is banned in the UK does not prevent the Government from talking with it in the future, Downing Street has said.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), who took power in Syria after the weekend’s events, is proscribed in the UK because of its past association with al Qaida, the terrorist organisation once led by Osama bin Laden.