Shamima's lawyers vow to fight on as appeal lost

SHAMIMA Begum's lawyers have said they will "keep fighting" after the 24-year-old lost a challenge over the removal of her British citizenship at the Court of Appeal.

Last year, Ms Begum lost her first appeal against the decision to revoke her citizenship on national security grounds at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC), after she was found in a Syrian refugee camp following her travel to the country as a 15-year-old in 2015.

And yesterday, three judges at the Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed Ms Begum's bid to overturn the SIAC decision.

The Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr said any arguments over the consequences of the unanimous judgment, which could include a bid to appeal at the Supreme Court, will be adjourned for seven days.