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Sunday shows: Rayner ‘welcomes’ fall of Assad

9 December 2024

2:11 AM

9 December 2024

2:11 AM

Deputy PM ‘welcomes the news’ that the Assad regime has fallen

Rebel forces in Syria have captured Damascus, and Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the capital, ending a regime that begin in 2000. On Sky News this morning, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner told Trevor Phillips she ‘welcomes that news’, but stressed that a political resolution is needed that protects civilian lives and infrastructure.

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