FORGET THE EMOTION, BEGUM IS A TERRORIST.

Inevitably, all sorts of arguments are being put forward by all sorts of people as to why the unrepentant Shamima Begum should be welcomed back to the United Kingdom. Some seem to be suggesting that the real fault for her situation lies with various official bodies in London - her school and local council for example - and this enemy of Britain has even had the temerity to say that people should have sympathy for her. Much emphasis is being placed on the 'plight' of her new baby, with every opportunity being taken to use emotional language about it.

It's said that Britain will eventually have no choice but to allow Begum to come back as she is a British citizen and has no other nationality; under international law, we can't deprive her of her citizenship as this would leave her stateless which isn't acceptable. The child automatically gains the citizenship rights of his parents and so is also to be considered a British citizen; consequently, the child has to be allowed to enter the UK as well. However, little has been said about the citizenship of the father and it must be that the child will also be entitled to citizenship rights from that side; it may also be that Begum has gained her own citizenship rights from her husband. Why then can't Begum and her child take advantage of these rights and move to whatever hell hole her husband is from ?

Whatever the arguments about the origin of Begum's so-called radicalisation, she is now an ardent Islamist and sees nothing wrong in either her actions nor those of the thugs and butchers with whom she has lived for the last 4 years. The only reason she now wants to return to the United Kingdom is that her chosen life has broken down; Islamic State has effectively been wiped out, her husband is at least a captive, if not dead, and she wants the comfort and security that she had when living in Bethnal Green. She didn't make this plea when pregnant with her first 2 children as, then, she was happy in the world of terrorists, only now that that world has crumbled does she seek solace in what she has the nerve to refer to as 'home'.

Actions have consequences and this woman's actions speak volumes. She deserted the UK for a life with an organisation devoted to terrorism and the overthrow of Western society; now that things haven't worked out as she'd hoped, she expects us to forgive her and welcome her back to the UK with open arms. This is akin to someone supporting Adolph Hitler up until the end of the Second World War and then deciding that, as they'd originally come from the UK, they should be allowed to come back, no questions asked.

Yes, the environment in which this woman, and her friends, grew up allowed for them to gain a distorted notion of the world, but years later she shows no remorse and expects to be forgiven for her traitorous behaviour. For me, she stays where she is or goes to wherever her husband comes from. There really is a special place in hell for people like these.