A judge announces that Shamima Begum, stripped of her British citizenship after leaving the country as a teenager to marry an Islamic State group fighter has lost her appeal against the decision. London's Court of Appeal rejected all five arguments presented by Shamima Begum, 24, although she can still take the case to the supreme court.
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00:00 We unanimously dismiss the appeal. It could be argued that the decision in
00:08 Miss Begum's case was harsh. It could also be argued that Miss Begum is the
00:16 author of her own misfortune. But it is not for this court to agree or disagree
00:23 with either point of view. Our only task is to assess whether the deprivation
00:32 decision was unlawful. We have concluded it was not and the appeal is dismissed.