Immigrants who commit crimes must be sent back

TIME and again Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights has proved a useful tool for foreign criminals.

The home of illegal immigrant Mohammed Zulfiqar in Bradford The home of illegal immigrant Mohammed Zulfiqar in Bradford [CAVENDISH]

Mohammed Zulfiqar is an illegal immigrant who was jailed for 21 months for using a fake passport.

He has now begun a taxpayer?funded attempt to prove that it is a breach of his right to a family life for him to be deported back to his native Pakistan.

This is the third case this week of an immigrant guilty of crimes using human rights legislation to prolong their time in this country.

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Domenico Rancadore has been convicted of Mafia activities by an Italian court but on Monday he won his battle to avoid extradition thanks to human rights legislation. 

Adil Aboulkadir, a Sudanese paedophile whose legal bills have been paid in full by the taxpayer, is currently suing the Justice Secretary for breaching his human rights in a desperate bid to delay his impending deportation.

Zulfiqar, his wife and the five children he has fathered since he has been here have already cost this country a fortune in legal aid and benefits.

When his jail term is up he needs to be sent straight back to Pakistan.

He should never even have been here in the first place and we need him out of our country as quickly as possible.

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Good news for Osborne

Japanese conglomerate Hitachi yesterday announced that it will be moving the headquarters of its rail division to Britain, in the process creating 1,500 new jobs.

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin was correct when he said: “This is an incredible vote of confidence in a growing Britain.”

The news came just one day after George Osborne announced measures to help British manufacturing expand the scale of its exports. 

Hitachi, one of the world’s biggest companies, clearly believes that the Conservatives have created the conditions for business to thrive in this country. 

The Chancellor’s new policies will doubtless attract other corporations to follow their lead.

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Hundred years of bravery

Lance Corporal Simon Maloney and Lance Corporal Wesley Masters wholeheartedly deserve their medals – a Conspicuous Gallantry Cross and Military Cross respectively – for their heroism in Afghanistan.

Their actions are rendered all the more impressive by the quintessential understated Britishness of Lance Corporal Maloney’s description of the battle as a “bad day at the office”.

With the centenary of the Great War nearing it is reassuring that British troops’ reputation for bravery remains secure.

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