Former Home Secretary Sajid Javid stripped her of her British citizenship later that month - a decision Ms Begum's lawyers argued was unlawful as it rendered her stateless. Ms Begum left the UK in February 2015 and lived under ISIS rule for more than three years. A decision to revoke someone's citizenship is only legal if that person is entitled to citizenship of another country. He added that, while Ms Begum "cannot have an effective appeal in her current circumstances", it "does not follow that her appeal succeeds" on that ground. He also submitted that Ms Begum "has not been placed at risk of ill-treatment" as a result of the decision to revoke her British citizenship.

Source: Daily Mirror February 07, 2020 09:43 UTC