Grave new questions were raised over a gaping ‘backdoor to Britain’ last night following the horrific Belfast knife attack.
The Sudanese suspect legally crossed from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland three years ago under a long-standing arrangement which means no passport checks are conducted.
He took a bus from Dublin to Belfast and immediately claimed asylum, the authorities revealed under pressure for answers yesterday.
A few months later the Home Office granted him a five-year visa as a refugee.
The horrific street stabbing on Monday night left a man in his 40s in a critical condition and prompted calls for a review
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