Shamima Begum loses challenge over removal of British citizenship

Following a five-day hearing in November, the tribunal dismissed her challenge on Wednesday.
Shamima Begum loses challenge over removal of British citizenship

Shamima Begum (PA)

Shamima Begum has lost a legal challenge over the decision to deprive her of her British citizenship.

Ms Begum was 15 when she travelled from Bethnal Green, east London, through Turkey and into territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State (IS).

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