Bashar al-Assad's cousin: "He is an idiot!" | LBC

Sir Keir Starmer's welcomed the end of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria - calling it "barbaric". The Prime Minister says it's still "early days" when it comes to deciding how Britain engages with the coalition of rebels. He also called for a "political solution". It is understood the former Syrian dictator been granted asylum by Russia - after a coalition of rebels seized control of Damascus. His family's leadership of more than half a century was brought to an end by the rebel campaign which lasted less than two weeks. Thousands of Syrians that previously fled the country have been returning from neighbouring Lebanon and Jordan. Andrew Marr explores this by speaking to the former president's exiled cousin, Ribal al-Assad. Listen to the full show on Global Player: https://app.af.globalplayer.com/Br0x/... #AndrewMarr #Syria #News #Politics #Russia #Iran #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup