UK woman Shamima Begum was disallowed to challenge the removal of her British citizenship at the Supreme Court in August last year.

The British government’s independent terrorism legislation reviewer has said politicians need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture when it comes to stateless persons and the balance of national security.

“Repatriation would not be moral absolution, if someone came back it wouldn’t prevent them from potentially being prosecuted for what they’ve done,” Mr Hall told BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight programme.

“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.

Mr Farage said that “instinctively” it is not something he would want to do but he is “now thoughtful” about the........

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