<p>Britain’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka criticised the “deplorable behaviour” of Sri Lankan lawmakers as a second day of violence engulfed the chamber on Friday.</p>
<p>“Today Sri Lankans have again seen deplorable behaviour by some MPs, unbecoming of them and of their noble institution,” said James Dauris in a tweet following Friday’s violence.</p>
<p>“No parliament can perform its role when its own members stop it from doing so.”</p>
<p>The British statement comes amidst a deepening political crisis in Sri Lanka which has left Colombo in political turmoil.</p>
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