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Relative of woman accused of keeping Sir Mo Farah as 'child slave' denies he was trafficked

A relative of the woman accused of keeping Sir Mo Farah as a 'child slave' upon his illegal arrival into the UK has denied that the Team GB athlete was trafficked into the UK

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

Mo Farah 'relieved' at Home Office decision after revealing he was trafficked into UK

The four-time Olympic champion revealed on Monday that he had been illegally smuggled into the UK under a false name

Manchester Evening News · Jul 13, 2022

Sir Mo Farah ‘relieved’ Home Office will take no action over documentary revelations

Farah revealed in a documentary titled The Real Mo Farah that he was brought to Britain from Somalia illegally

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Trafficking victims ‘fear being criminalised’ if they seek help

Charity workers hope Sir Mo Farah’s decision to reveal he was trafficked would encourage more victims to come forward

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022

Home Office grants baby stranded in Jamaica leave to come to UK

Home Office does U-turn and grants baby visa 24 hours after Guardian revealed family’s plight

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022

Child slavery reports in the UK reach record levels as Sir Mo Farah speaks about his own trafficking experience.

Olympic gold medallist reveals he had been brought to the UK from Djibouti at the age of nine and forced to serve another family’s children

Wales Online · Jul 12, 2022

Mo Farah: Met Police assessing allegations Olympian was trafficked to UK as child

Met Police says specialist officers are assessing information on claims Olympian was forced to work as servant

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Police ‘assessing’ allegations Sir Mo Farah was trafficked to UK as child

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi praised Sir Mo as a ‘truly inspirational’ role model after the revelations.

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Rwanda deportation flights 'delayed until September' as Tories slug it out over leader

Despite a delay to court proceedings, the Home Office today declined to rule out attempting to put asylum seekers on flights to central Africa - although government insiders say there is "zero chance" of this happening

Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022

Sir Mo Farah comes 'face to face' with the 'real' Mo Farah after revealing true identity

Olympic champion Mo Farah has revealed he was trafficked to the UK from Somalia using another child's name in a new BBC documentary which will air this week

Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022