MEDDLING EURO JUDGES TAKE ON SHAMIMA CASE

Jenrick attacks court for ordering UK to justify removing jihadi bride's citizenship

- MICHAEL KNOWLES and CHRISTIAN CALGIE

SHAMIMA Begum’s UK return bid was revived as Strasbourg judges challenged Britain’s stance on the jihadi bride.

Her lawyers welcomed the “opportunity” as the European Court of Human Rights demanded the Home Office justify its decision to strip the Islamic State fanatic of her British citizenship.

The court asked the government whether it broke human rights and anti-trafficking laws which is Begum's key legal argument.

This will reignite fears that UK court rulings upholding Begum's exclusion could be overruled and she could eventually be allowed to return to the UK.

Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick told the Daily Express the Strasbourg intervention underlined why Britain must leave the European Convention on Human Rights, which is upheld in member states by the ECtHR.

He said: "Under no circumstances should Shamima Begum ever step foot in the UK again. She chose to get into bed with Isis terrorists and must now live with the consequences. We don't need a foreign court in Strasbourg meddling in who can or can't come into this country.