Ian16th,
I'm sure there will be some complex legislation that the Home Office can quote stating Prof T is in the wrong. However, it stinks, particularly in the light of other decisions on "asylum"!
My daughter was born overseas as a scaley; I will now be thoroughly checking her status even though I was previously informed that there will not be an issue in the future (she holds a British birth cert and one from the country of birth!)
It wouldn't be the first time the Government/civil service has shown such duplicity.