Day: February 20, 2019

    Islamic State's bride Shamima Begum's baby son can be British despite her citizenship being removed, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has suggested. Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Mr Javid signalled the 19-year-old's child could be allowed into the UK, despite his mother being barred. Shamima Begum, who is seeking to return to Britain having fled to Syria in 2015, recently gave birth in a refugee camp in the country. However, her hopes of being allowed back into the UK to raise her son appear to have been dashed, after a lawyer representing her family revealed the Home Office have stripped her British citizenship. Yet, despite not commenting directly on the case of Shamima Begum, Mr Javid hinted her child's right to be British would be unaffected b...

    Three Conservative MPs have announced they are resigning from their party to join ex-Labour members in the new Independent Group in the House of Commons. Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston and Anna Soubry left Theresa May’s Tories after being heavily critical of her approach to Brexit and the growing influence of eurosceptics in the party. It means the Independent Group now has eleven members, as many as the Liberal Democrats, including the eight MPs who have walked out of Jeremy Corbyn’s party in recent days. In a joint statement, the three MPs leavng the Tories said they had wanted their party to broaden its appeal to young people and reflect the diversity of British communities. In a joint statement, the three MPs leavng the Tories said they had wanted their party to...