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Pressure piling on ministers to repatriate British nationals detained in Isis camps
Children gather outside their tents, at al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group, in Hasakeh province, Syria, May 1, 2021

PRESSURE is piling on ministers to repatriate British nationals detained in Isis camps, with rights groups and a Tory MP warning that Britain’s position is at odds with its allies.  

Last week a court in Canada ordered the repatriation of 24 women and children held in camps north-east Syria, the biggest groups returned to the country so far. 

Tory MP David Davis said the continued refusal of the British government to follow suit is isolating us from our closest international allies. 

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