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In January 2014, the Immigration Bill 2013-14 planned to extend the powers of the Home Secretary to allow for certain terror suspects to be declared stateless. The bill was initially blocked by the House of Lords in April 2014. However the Lords reconsidered their decision on the bill during May 2014, and it has now returned to the commons before being set into UK law.
ObiWomKenobi-
In January 2014, the Immigration Bill 2013-14 planned to extend the powers of the Home Secretary to allow for certain terror suspects to be declared stateless. The bill was initially blocked by the House of Lords in April 2014. However the Lords reconsidered their decision on the bill during May 2014, and it has now returned to the commons before being set into UK law.
Ah, good to see the current administration retaining its high regard for the UK's obligations under international law - i.e. if it's inconvenient, or if there might be votes in it, or if the Daily Mail might approve, then just ignore it, and do what you like. What a fine example to be setting.
Brommers
Given that the UK is a signatory to the UDHR it can't strip nationality from a British subject where that would leave them as a stateless person. A passport can be revoked since (at least the last time I checked) the granting of a passport forms part of the royal prerogative, and it can therefore be withdrawn under the same constitutional convention.