UK citizenship stripping powers vulnerable to 'misuse and abuse', parliamentary report finds Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Tue, 06/23/2026 - 15:12 The Justice and Home Affairs committee said the legal test for revoking British citizenship is too vague and could be vulnerable to future government overreach UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has the power to strip the citizenship of any British citizen who qualifies for citizenship in another country (AFP) Off The UK’s ability to strip people of their British citizenship could be vulnerable to “misuse and abuse”, a parliamentary committee has warned, raising concerns that a policy disproportionately impacting people from migrant backgrounds could be expanded.  In a report published by the Justice and Home Affairs Select Committee on Settlement, Citizenship and Deprivation  on Tuesday, the committee recognised the need for deprivation of citizenship orders in the most serious cases, but expressed concern about the legal test used to deprive people of their citizenship. “The Committee recognises the need for and value of Deprivation of Citizenship Orders to deal with the most severe of cases,” the report said. “However, we are concerned that the ‘public good’ condition is too vague, which lends itself to future misuse and abuse.” Under current laws, British citizens can lose their nationality if the government believes they are eligible for another citizenship, even if they have never lived in that country or do not identify with it.