His asylum application, filed in 2022, does not grant him the legal protections afforded to naturalized citizens, Sargus ruled.

EXCLUSIVE: Friendship schemes, tennis coaches and sandwich initiatives are amongst the contracts paid for by the taxpayer.

More than £300,000 has been spent on ‘befriending schemes’ designed to foster relationships between local communities and asylum seekers and refugees. They are part of 200 government contracts for ...