“It could be quite a pragmatic decision in the overall interests of national security to bring someone back.”His comments come after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage admitted he had been “thoughtful” when asked if the UK should consider bringing back UK woman Shamima Begum. Ms Begum was disallowed to challenge the removal of her British citizenship at the Supreme Court, judges ruled in August last year. Mr Hall went on to outlay the pros and cons of allowing stateless persons to return to the UK. “There is obviously some national security benefit of leaving people there because you don’t have to monitor them,” he said. She’s not a UK national.

Source: The Times January 11, 2025 19:15 UTC