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In August, Conservative shadow minister John Glen called for "full transparency" adding: "Keir Starmer can no longer try to brush this under the carpet."

The deputy prime minister said she would ensure a meeting with Riberio-Addy to discuss the issue.

The minister rejected a Liberal Democrat calls to scrap the ban on asylum seekers working if they have waited more than three months for a decision.

Earlier, Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba defended the US's position, saying it is within international law, but adds there are "moral ramifications for human rights defenders, and I totally get them".

Baroness Foster, the former first minister, said Mr Reid's death was “incredibly sad news”.