Bangladeshi-origin Labour mayor ‘tried to secure visas for 41 family, friends’, reports Telegraph

A Bangladeshi-origin Labour politician allegedly abused his office to secure UK immigration visas for 41 family members and friends from his native country, an investigation by The Telegraph has revealed. Councillor Mohammad Amirul Islam, who served as the deputy mayor and later mayor of Enfield, sent both “official” and “doctored” letters bearing the council’s crest to the British High Commission in Dhaka, the report said. He aimed to ensure that visa applications for his family and friends would be handled “favourably”, it added. The letters, which The Telegraph claims to have seen, show Amirul urging embassy officials to “ensure a smooth visa application process” for his “good friends” and family to attend his inauguration as mayor. These letters, which were...