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Chris Philp: “If a British citizen commits a crime somewhere else, we would accept them back and I would expect other countries to do…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2026
If a British citizen commits a crime somewhere else, we would accept them back and I would expect other countries to do the same when the boot's on the other foot.
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Chris Philp
Conservative Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the deportation of Shabir Ahmed.

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