Pauline Hanson denies she's a dual citizen

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has denied she is a dual citizen but says she has not checked with Britain's Home Office.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says she's not eligible for British citizenship. (AAP) Source: AAP

Responding to rising speculation she was British, Senator Hanson says both her parents were born in Australia although she did have English grandparents on one side of her family.

"I can assure everyone I am not eligible for British citizenship," she said in Gladstone during a regional blitz in the Queensland election campaign.


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