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    British wife of ousted Syrian leader Assad ‘not welcome in the UK’, Lammy says
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    British wife of ousted Syrian leader Assad ‘not welcome in the UK’, Lammy says

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    2. FlameLightFleeNight on

      I have multiple citizenships. Why do I get the increasing feeling that the UK citizenship will, if push comes to shove, offer me precisely no protection?

    3. rev9of8 on

      If she still holds British citizenship then she cannot be prevented from entering the UK.

      Unless and until the British government strips her of that citizenship then David Lammy can huff and puff as much as he wants about whether Asma al-Assad is welcome or not, it matters not a jot.

    4. Mysterious_Yard7921 on

      As a Syrian, yes keep her out. How does she grow up and live a safe life in the west, then move to Syria and marry a war criminal who has tortured thousands upon thousands of his own people?

    5. GreenValeGarden on

      Lammy honestly needs to STFU. As a Government minister respect the law. In opposition say what you want but once you are in Government obey the law.

      Otherwise don’t expect people in the country to obey laws. Or do we want laws in the UK changed by the next speech?

    7. Made-of-bionicle on

      Good lord these comments. SHE IS AS MUCH A WAR CRIMINAL AS HIM. She stood by her husband through the bombing and gassing of the Syrian population then became an oligarch.

    8. LazyPoet1375 on

      > I want it confirmed that she’s a sanctioned individual and is not welcome here in the UK.

      So the fact she is a sanctioned individual is the basis on which the Foreign Secretary says _(when asked a specific question in the commons)_ she would not be welcome.

      No need for the conspiracy lunacy to start swirling.

    9. Damascinos on

      So what happens when she needs to renew her passport? She has to visit an embassy/consulate which is British land. Not welcome?

    11. ConnectPreference166 on

      After the Shamima Begum situation it’s obvious the UK government doesn’t care about legality anymore, no matter what the party. Yeah you can be a British citizen but only when they feel like it.

    12. xe3to on

      Not another one of these. She’s British. She’s “welcome” here this is her fucking home!

      If she committed any crimes then by all means arrest her when she sets foot here.

    13. North-Son on

      She’s a citizen, you can’t stop her from coming in and absolutely shouldn’t. Arresting and then her in a British court upon an arrival is a different story however…