Labour mayor sought visas for Bangladeshi family and friends

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

He used his position to try and secure UK visas for 41 people from Bangladesh, triggering a Home Office investigation, the British news media says

Former Labour mayor abused his office to try and secure visas for 41 family members and friends from Bangladesh

A former Labour mayor abused his mayoral office to try and get immigration visas to bring 41 family members and friends over from Bangladesh, it has been revealed

Labour mayor sought visas for Bangladeshi family and friends

Mohammad Amirul Islam investigated over abuse of office and bringing council into disrepute

Labour mayor sought visas for Bangladeshi family and friends:

Labour Enfield Councillor Helps Bangladeshi Family Get UK Visas: A Labour politician abused his mayoral office to try to secure UK visas for 41 Bangladeshi family members and friends, a Telegraph investigation has found.

Bangladeshi-born ex-UK mayor tried to secure visas for 41 family members and friends, reports The Telegraph

Councillor Mohammad Amirul Islam, former mayor of Enfield Council in north London, is accused of sending both “official” and “doctored” letters bearing the council’s crest to the British High Commission in Dhaka, urging embassy staff to treat visa applications “favourably”.