CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Shamima Begum was an innocent schoolgirl, aged 15, when she voluntarily left the comfort of her home in Bethnal Green and travelled to Syria. She is no longer that innocent schoolgirl, she has at the very least provided succour to the enemies of this country. In her Times interview, she shows a depraved indifference to the suffering meted out by her Islamist colleagues. Should we take her back? We should. This is not weakness this is Britain standing strong from a security and a moral perspective. Begum, and any other returning foreign fighters, should not be disavowed, but should be put through our justice system. They are our problem and we need to own it."​