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As much as it is a forum, and it will not change the law. It might well change people's opinions, if like me you sit on the fence at times and try to have an open mind. That said re changing the law. Someone has started one of those online petitions where you get 100,000 signatures and it is discussed in Parliment. The petition is along the lines of, if you leave the country to join ISIS, you are not allowed back in the UK. Will it change anything, I don't know, but it will be discussed. It may well be the law to allow her back, but it is an emotive subject, one in which some people think that she has made her bed and she should now lay in it.
Watch this space.
Unfortunately it’s international law where you can’t leave someone stateless - if she hadn’t dual nationality then one could be removed etc - Justice Secretary confirms
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/news...ts-uk-cannot-make-is-bride-stateless-11638943
As with most of the petitions they will bring it up and then it will be down to the law -
We have terrorists in prison already , ones that have killed people - she will follow the same path of justice if she manages to get back because the government rightly aren’t going to get her back.
Edit - the government have responded to the Petition
The Government’s priority is to do everything we can to help keep our country safe, including managing the risk posed by those who have gone to fight in Syria and Iraq and may be linked to terrorist organisations.
UK nationals have the right to return to the country, but anyone who does return from taking part in the conflict in Syria or Iraq will be investigated by the police and prosecuted where there is evidence that they have committed criminal offences.
The Home Secretary has the power to remove or ‘deprive’ a British national’s citizenship and stop them from returning to the UK if they hold or are eligible to hold another nationality and if he assesses that individual’s presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good. This may only happen if the person would not be left stateless as a result. This power has been used against those who travelled to fight overseas. Non-UK nationals can be excluded from the country.
Where it is not possible to deprive an individual of their British nationality, a range of powers are available to protect national security.
There have already been several successful prosecutions for those who have returned from Syria. This includes the minimum of 40 years for Khalid Ali who was sentenced earlier this year for planning a terrorist attack in Westminster.
In addition to seeking prosecution of terrorism suspects we use a range of tools to manage the threat posed. We impose travel restrictions for individuals subject to Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures, and require those individuals who return to the UK subject to a Temporary Exclusion Order, to report to a police station regularly.
Home Office
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