Mr Lammy told The Independent: "Four years ago, Myanmar's military overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi's democratically elected government, stripping the Myanmar people of their right to a democratic voice.

The Foreign Secretary said Britain had ‘not forgotten’ those ‘arbitrarily detained’ by the military regime which leads Myanmar.

Mr Lammy, meanwhile, told the newspaper he wanted to see Myanmar’s population live in peace and democracy. The Foreign Secretary said: “Four years ago, Myanmar’s military overthrew Aung San ...