Jihadi bride loses bid to regain British citizenship

Supporters furious at 'shameful' ruling

- CHRIS HUGHES

RUNAWAY Islamic State bride Shamima Begum has lost her bid to win back British citizenship.

The 24-year-old who fled to Syria at 15 had her citizenship revoked on national security grounds.

Yesterday's Appeal Court decision that the Home Office acted legally outraged human rights organisations.

Maya Foa of refugee group Reprieve said: "This shames ministers who would rather bully a child victim of trafficking than acknowledge the UK's responsibilities." Giving the ruling, Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr said: "It could be said the decision in Ms Begum's case was harsh.