Labour pledges 'swift decision' on lifting Syrian group ban after Assad fallsBBC Radio 4
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00:00Well, the situation is very fluid. We don't know what will happen in Syria right now,
00:06whether it's going to be a better future for the country or whether it's going to be more
00:10chaos. No one can be certain about that right now. But obviously, if the situation stabilises,
00:17there'll be a decision to make about how to deal with whatever new regime is in place
00:22there.
00:23But you see, normally these things, in fact, it's quite rare to come off the prescribed
00:27groups list. Normally, these things do take a long time. But are you looking for this
00:31to be a relatively swift decision? Because as things stand, we can't have communications
00:37with them, can we, as the UK?
00:38Yeah, that's right. I think it should be a relatively swift decision. So it's something
00:42that will have to be considered quite quickly, given the speed of the situation on the ground.