The UK has sent a team of officials to Damascus for talks on the future of Syria following the downfall of Bashar Assad's regime.Foreign Secretary David Lammy had previously confirmed the UK has had "diplomatic contact" with the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) despite it being banned as a terrorist organisation in Britain.On Monday he said officials had been sent to the Syrian capital for talks.

The UK has sent a team of officials to Damascus for talks on the future of Syria following the downfall of Bashar Assad's regime.Foreign Secretary David Lammy had previously confirmed the UK has had "diplomatic contact" with the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) despite it being banned as a terrorist organisation in Britain.On Monday he said officials had been sent to the Syrian capital for talks.