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British citizens could have their removed without warning following aÌýnew clause added to the , which was quietly updated earlier this month.

The updated bill makesÌýthe exemptÌýfrom givingÌýBritonsÌýnotice of any citizenship removal under various circumstances, including in cases when itÌýis not "reasonably practical" to do so,Ìýas illustrated in its ninth clause.

The bill, which some critics believe signifies a growingÌýdraconian tendencyÌýwithin the BritishÌýgovernment, also allows for no notice to be givenÌý"in the interests of national security" or "public interest" where applicable.

"Notice to be given to a person to be deprived of citizenship...Ìýdoes not apply if it appears to the Secretary of State that...Ìýit would...Ìýnot be reasonably practicable," theÌýbill states.

"This amendment sends the message that certain citizens, despite being born and brought up in the UK... remain migrants in this country," Frances Webber, vice-chair of the Institute of Race Relations, said toÌýThe Guardian.

"It builds on previous measures to strip British-born dual nationalsÌýof citizenship... measures used mainly against British Muslims," WebberÌýcontinued.

Powers to remove citizenship from British nationals, particularly forÌýsecurity reasons,Ìýhave been since theÌý.

It was under such powersÌýthat the Home Office removed the citizenship ofÌý, a British woman whoÌýtravelled to Syria as a teenager to marry an Islamic State group fighter.

The UN Refugee AgencyÌý(UNHCR) ÌýtheÌýgovernment's plans to make other changes to theÌýNationality and Borders bill,ÌýincludingÌýcreatingÌýaÌý"temporary protection status" for refugees, which would only offerÌýrefugees some of their rights under the 1951 Convention.

The UNHCR said such plans would be inÌý.