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9 December 2021updated 07 Jun 2023 1:01pm

New: Priti Patel’s powers to revoke citizenship are the broadest in the G20

Meanwhile MPs are debating the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill, which could give the Home Office unprecedented new powers.

By Ben van der Merwe

The UK government has more powers to deprive individuals of their citizenship than any other G20 country, according to a New Statesman analysis of data released on 2 December.

The analysis is based on a dataset compiled by academics at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, which details the laws regulating the acquisition and deprivation of citizenship in 177 countries.

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