Newlands said he accepted expert evidence before the court that Roberts had been a British citizen by descent when he nominated. That included receiving confirmation of his renunciation of British citizenship from the UK Home Office after he was elected and Roberts’ wife had chased up formal paperwork to renounce. It was only days later “after reflection” on his birthplace and his father’s British citizenship that he considered the possibility he was a dual citizen. Roberts emailed the British consulate on 1 May with an email headed “am I still a British citizen?” but Lloyd said the two addresses he found, probably via Google, were no longer in use. Malcolm Roberts citizenship explainer: one nation – or more?

Source: The Guardian September 21, 2017 02:06 UTC