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Brit ISIS terror convert ‘Jihadi Jack’ begs to come back to UK saying he misses pasties and Dr Who
"JIHADI Jack" has today announced he wants to come home to the UK after being held for two years in a Kurdish prison.
Jack Letts, who was born in Oxford said he misses his mum and home comforts like pasties and watching Doctor Who.
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Letts, who ran away to war-torn Syria in 2014 when he was just 18, told : "I miss my mum.
"I know that sounds a bit toddler-ish.
"What else do I miss? I miss pasties. It's not really English - sort of Scottish isn’t it? I miss pasties. And Doctor Who. Sounds a bit stupid… that’s all."
He apparently hasn't spoken to his parents in two years, but they face trial over claims that they funded terrorism by sending him money.
His Canadian father John Letts and British mother Sally Lane have denied the charge and say that their 23-year-old son went to Syria to help refugees.
I miss pasties. And Doctor Who. Sounds a bit stupid… that’s all."
Jack Letts
His interview comes just a week after Shamima Begum, the runaway ISIS bride, has said that she wants to come back to the UK to raise her newborn child.
The dad-of-one said that he would rather stay in prison if it meant allowing women and children to leave the camps - explaining that women and children die in the poor conditions.
Letts created a life for himself in the country, learning Arabic in Jordan before moving to Kuwait, then to Iraq and Syria living on "the Oxford Street of Raqqa".
The Muslim convert has since married an Iraqi woman and the couple have had a son together.
He was arrested as he was travelling to Turkey to leave Syria and has since been in a Kurdish prison.
The Brit said he had never seen his son and has no idea where his wife is.
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He admitted that during his time in Raqqa he embraced 2015's Paris attacks after he saw children killed by coalition jet bombing raids.
Letts said: "At the time, you have this sort of - and this is what war does to you - you have this idea of 'why shouldn't it happen to them?"
But he then said that his opinion has now changed and the deaths of innocent people is wrong.
During the interview he seemed to be fully aware that returning to the UK would not be easy.
Letts said: "If the UK accepted me I would go back to the UK, but I don't think that's going to happen."
He said he has approached British and Canadian officials but is yet to get a reply.
And he added neither countries "really care" about him and what happens.
The 23-year-old previously told media that he had tried to commit suicide as conditions in his 6ft by 3ft cell were so bad.
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Home Office spokesperson said: "In recent days the home secretary has clearly stated that his priority is the safety and security of Britain and the people who live here.
"In order to protect this country, he has the power to deprive someone of their British citizenship where it would not render them stateless.
"We do not comment on individual cases, but any decisions to deprive individuals of their citizenship are based on all available evidence and not taken lightly."
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