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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal

Shamima Begum: supreme court refuses to hear UK citizenship appeal

Shamima Begum close-up
Shamima Begum’s lawyers have said that she is now planning to appeal to the European court of human rights. Photograph: BBC

Shamima Begum’s legal fight to restore her UK citizenship has received a big blow after the supreme court refused to hear an appeal.

Three judges from the UK’s final court of appeal ruled “the grounds of appeal do not raise an arguable point of law”.

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