Call for Sajid Javid to review FGM risk girl case

(BBC) The lawyer for a failed asylum seeker fighting to protect her daughter from female genital mutilation (FGM) says the Home Office should review the case.

Last week the High Court ruled a judge could not prevent Home Secretary Sajid Javid from deporting the woman.

Barrister Charlotte Proudman said Mr Javid should show his commitment to combating FGM by not exposing the child to the risk of the crime.

The BBC has contacted the Home Office for a comment.

The child is being represented by Suffolk County Council.

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