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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emily Dugan

Man stranded in Turkey can return to UK after Home Office U-turn

Siyabonga Twala
Siyabonga Twala was given indefinite leave to remain in the UK in 2010 but was barred from boarding a flight back to Manchester in 2022. Photograph: Tunahan Turhan/The Guardian

A man who has been exiled in Turkey and separated from his British son for more than a year can return home after the UK government conceded it should never have excluded him.

Siyabonga Twala has spent the last 18 months living in limbo in Ankara after he was prevented from boarding a flight back to Manchester with his family in December 2022.

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