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Isis fighters to be stripped of passports

THE government was yesterday accused of seeking to abdicate responsibility after it announced powers to cancel the passports of British nationals who travel abroad to fight for Islamic State (Isis).

They are among a number of measures to be included in a counter-terrorism Bill in Parliament this month, David Cameron has said.

Legislation would block individuals from returning from Syria and Iraq to Britain for at least two years unless they comply with strict conditions.

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