Gaza refugee granted permission to remain in the UK despite falsifying application about being in danger.

A REFUGEE was allowed to stay in the UK despite having an initial asylum claim rejected after lying that his life was in danger at home.

Court documents uncovered by The Sun reveal a judge ruled his 2022 account was “not credible” and he actually came here “as an economic migrant”.

However, while his asylum plea was dismissed in March last year, he was granted leave to remain on humanitarian protection grounds.

The unnamed Gazan man had argued he was in “fear of Hamas”, which was disputed by the Home Office.

The lawyers used Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights as the basis of their argument. This article prohibits the use of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, or punishment on any individual.

However, a subsequent Upper Tribunal hearing in Manchester in April 2024 concluded the original judge was wrong to reject the man’s asylum claim.

Judge David Michael Walker Pickup said: “Unarguably, by the judge’s own reasoning, the appellant is ipso facto a refugee.

They claimed that the judge’s decision to deny asylum was incorrect, particularly since the reasoning behind the fear of Hamas was deemed unconvincing.

It meant he can stay on asylum and humanitarian protection grounds.

It comes amid fury after a Palestinian family were allowed to join a relative here despite using a scheme set up for Ukrainians fleeing the war.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch wants ECHR powers in the UK curbed.

Chris Philp, the Shadow Home Secretary, emphasized the necessity for immediate modifications to human rights legislation. He believes that it should be up to Parliament, rather than immigration judges, to establish the criteria for remaining in the United Kingdom.