UK's Shadow Foreign Minister says UK's Home Office should refrain from sending asylum seekers to Sri Lanka

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UK's Shadow Foreign Minister Liz McInnes taking to the official Twitter handle has urged the UK Home Office to review its asylum policy to ensure no one is returned to Sri Lanka.

Ms. McInnes in her tweet had urged the UK's Home Office to do so by citing that Sri Lanka is in crisis without an agreed Prime Minister or Cabinet while the currency its hitting record lows along with a paralysed civil service.

Sri Lanka is in crisis, without an agreed Prime Minister or Cabinet, currency at record lows & a paralysed civil service. UK Home Office must urgently review its asylum policy to ensure that no-one is returned to Sri Lanka to face torture @FreefromTorture https://t.co/EmMIIKrM2E

— Liz McInnes (@LizMcInnes_MP) November 18, 2018

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