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Killers granted citizenship in Britain, report finds

Violent killers have been granted citizenship in Britain after "no attempts" were made to check applicant's criminal records, a report has revealed.

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Home Office 'in process' of revoking killer's citizenship

The Home Office are "in the process" of revoking a known killer's citizenship in Britain, a Downing Street spokesman said.

A report revealed the man confessed to stabbing someone to death in his own country but was still allowed to stay.

Asked whether David Cameron was concerned about the case, the Number 10 spokesman added: "It's extremely regrettable that the wrong decision was made in that case.

"The important thing here is that where errors and mistakes have been made, these are identified and changes are made."

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