The wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is a sanctioned person and "is not welcome here in Britain", Foreign Secretary David Lemmy has said.
His comments come after the prime minister said it was too early to say whether the government would strip Asma al-Assad of her British citizenship.
She was born in London in 1975, grew up and was educated in the city. He is now believed to be in Moscow with his wife, where the ousted leader fled. After the rapid collapse of the Assad regime, a coalition of rebel groups took control of Damascus on Sunday.
Answering questions in the lower house of parliament on Monday evening, Lemmy said: "I have seen over the past few days that Asma Assad has been mentioned as someone with British citizenship who may be trying to enter our country and I want it confirmed that she is a sanctioned person and she is not welcome here in Britain."
Asked about the possibility of the government revoking Asma al-Assad's British citizenship, British Prime Minister Kir Starmer told broadcasters that they are still "far from deciding on anything," reports Hina. "We're in a rapidly changing situation right now and that's why it's very important for us to continue talking with our allies to make sure that what happens next is peaceful."
British Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Pat McFadden told the BBC earlier on Monday that the government had had "no contact or request" for Asma al-Assad to come to the UK.
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