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Shamima Begum won't come back to UK, says Lammy, after Trump ally call

The UK government is considering the repatriation of British members of the Islamic State, according to Independent Terrorism Legislation Reviewer Jonathan Hall KC.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated that Shamima Begum will not return to the UK, emphasizing that the decision has gone through the courts.
Sebastian Gorka, Trump's incoming counter-terrorism chief, suggested that the UK should take back its citizens who joined IS, but Lammy rejected this idea.
Gorka clarified that he would not pressure the UK government to take back Begum and mentioned that protecting the innocent is a shared objective.

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The New Arab

UK should consider letting IS members return: government lawyer

The UK government should consider letting British members of the Islamic State return to the UK, the government's independent terrorism legislation reviewer said on Friday. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight, Jonathan Hall KC said the government needs to look at the bigger picture when it comes to repatriating people and national security. "Repatriation would not be moral absolution, if someone came back it wouldn't prevent them from po…

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Epoch Times

Shamima Begum Not Coming Back to UK, Says Lammy

Jihadi bride Shamima Begum will not be coming back to the UK, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said. Lammy made the remarks in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming counterterrorism chief calling for the UK to repatriate citizens who fought for the ISIS terrorist group and are being held in prison camps in Syria. Speaking to ITV’s “Good Morning Britain” on Thursday, Lammy said the government would “always put British security inte…

1 month ago·New York, United States

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Birmingham Mail

Shamima Begum's return to UK addressed by government after US calls

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the government would "act in our security interests"

1 month ago·Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Grim fate of Shamima Begum's ISIS bride friends and call that terrified family

As Jihadi bride Shamima Begum continues to fight to return to the UK, we look at what happened to her two schoolgirl friends who joined ISIS alongside her

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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