Lammy: UK in ‘diplomatic contact’ with Syrian rebel group which toppled Assad

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that ‘as you would expect’ the Government has been in contact with HTS (PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK has had “diplomatic contact” with the rebel group that toppled Bashar Assad’s regime, David Lammy said as he announced £50 million of humanitarian aid for vulnerable Syrians across the Middle East.

The Foreign Secretary said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) remains proscribed in Britain but “as you would expect” the Government has spoken to the organisation.