Border security

Sheffield doctor who joined Isis sparks call for stronger border checks

UK border checks should be “stronger and more robust” in order to prevent people like a Sheffield doctor who went to fight with Islamic State from re-entering the country, his local MP has said.

Clive Betts, MP for Sheffield South East, was speaking following reports that Dr Issam Abuanza had left his wife and two children from Sheffield in 2014 to join the militant group. The revelation emerged after Isis recruitment documents were leaked to the BBC.

“We need stronger and more robust border checks to make sure that people who do this know that if they try to come back here they will be arrested and prosecuted,” said the MP.