Shamima Begum

Lawyers for former jihadi bride Shamima Begum have lost an appeal against the government’s decision to strip her of her British citizenship.

Lawyers for the former jihadi bride launched the appeal on Tuesday, with a government barrister telling judges she posed a threat to national security.

Home Office data show a huge increase in deprivation orders to individuals for citizenship fraud and terrorism links, with a record high in 2022.

Former MI6 chief Richard Barrett said the UK’s refusal to repatriate British citizens from Syrian detention camps could be used to empower ISIS.

British judges ruled that Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK from Syria to challenge the removal of her British citizenship.

Lawyers for former jihadi bride Shamima Begum have lost an appeal against the government’s decision to strip her of her British citizenship.

Lawyers for the former jihadi bride launched the appeal on Tuesday, with a government barrister telling judges she posed a threat to national security.

Home Office data show a huge increase in deprivation orders to individuals for citizenship fraud and terrorism links, with a record high in 2022.

Former MI6 chief Richard Barrett said the UK’s refusal to repatriate British citizens from Syrian detention camps could be used to empower ISIS.

British judges ruled that Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK from Syria to challenge the removal of her British citizenship.