Surgeon faces deportation as Home Office revokes refugee status for Syrians

UK classifies Syria as safe to return to despite UN refugee body's advice

A Syrian plastic surgeon is facing deportation from the UK after the Home Office revoked his refugee status, declaring it is now safe for him and his family to return to their home country.

Despite Foreign Office guidance advising against all travel to Syria because of the volatile" security situation, the government has classified it as a safe place for refugees to return to.