{"id":320555,"date":"2026-02-24T18:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/shamima-begum-asked-for-35000-in-exchange-for-interview-to-fund-return-to-britain\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:01:29","slug":"shamima-begum-asked-for-35000-in-exchange-for-interview-to-fund-return-to-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/shamima-begum-asked-for-35000-in-exchange-for-interview-to-fund-return-to-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Shamima Begum &#8216;asked for \u00a335,000&#8217; in exchange for interview to fund return to Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RsmMJaClbZE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Shamima Begum 'asked for \u00a335,000' in exchange for interview to fund return to Britain\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RsmMJaClbZE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A documentary film maker has told GB News he was asked by Shamima Begum to help her in a \u00a335,000 plot to illegally return to Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to GB News, Andrew Drury revealed that Begum requested the payment in exchange for an interview, in order to finance her trip to Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Drury told GB News: &quot;For the last two years, I haven&#8217;t seen her, but she&#8217;s been sending me messages from the camp. Generally, they&#8217;re fishing to get me to strike up a conversation with her.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;But the recent ones started innocently, and then it went on to say, look, if you want to interview, you can be the only one that&#8217;s got Shamima when she leaves the camp, if you give her \u00a335,000.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>#ShamimaBegum #ISISBride #uknews #GBNews <\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date with GB News at gbnews.com or on X @GBNEWS<\/p>\n<p>Become a Friend of GB News: gbnews.com\/friend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A documentary film maker has told GB News he was asked by Shamima Begum to help her in a \u00a335,000 plot to illegally return to Britain. Speaking to GB News, Andrew Drury revealed that Begum requested the payment in exchange for an interview, in order to finance her trip to Turkey. 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