Sri Lankans in the United Kingdom or British Sri Lankans refers to people of Sri Lankan heritage living in Britain. British Sri Lankans comprise of migrants from Sri Lanka and their British-born descendants. Ethnically, they may include Sri Lankan Tamils, Sinhalese people, Burghers, and Sri Lankan Moors. Migration from Sri Lanka to the UK has been a result of historic links between the two countries and the Sri Lankan Civil War.
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