It’s a classic case of a hard case making bad law. If they take this lady back they will have no alternative but to take all of the actual terrorists back as well.
Hundreds of male ISIS fighters have been allowed back into the UK with barely a word said.
But as soon as a 19 year old woman tries to get back into her country, she’s portrayed as a “Jihadi Bride” who must be stripped of her legal rights.
Funnily enough, Jacob Rees-Mogg actually got this issue spot on on Question Time last week - it’s just a pity he went on to defend concentration camps later on in the same programme.
Javid sending out an important message here. You can’t head off and join enemy forces and expect to be welcomed back with open arms when it doesn’t work out so well.