An Albanian burglar with nearly 50 offences on record has reportedly been allowed to remain in the UK after a judge in courtsaid his crimes did not meet the criteria of being “sufficiently extreme”. The shocking ruling has led to an uproar, with th shadow home secretary calling the burglar “a danger to the British public”.

Zenel Beshi has a criminal history and a pattern of significant criminal behaviour that has been described as “serious and prolific.” An immigration tribunal was told he was sentenced in Italy to six years in prison for robbery, theft, and false imprisonment. However, the Home Office said that Mr Beshi had failed to disclose these convictions when he arrived in Britain.

The Home Office told the tribunal that he posed a “genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat” to the UK and should be deported.

But the Home Office’s argument was rejected by the upper tribunal Judge, Leonie Hirst, reports The Telegraph. She found that Beshi’s crimes were not of the “very extreme” type of offending that would cause “deep public revulsion”, and allowed him to stay.

The news comes after the Albanian Prime Minister promised to take back all his country’s criminals held in UK prisons on the condition that a claim about numbers made by Nigel Farage is true. The Reform UK leader claimed one in 50 Albanians in Britain are behind bars

Zenel Beshi entered the UK in August 2020, three years after receiving a six-year prison sentence in Turin, Italy, for robbery, false imprisonment, and a total of 44 burglary and theft offences.

Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, accused the judge of being “out of touch” as the Albanian was “clearly a danger to the British public”.

“It’s time these judges started to prioritise protecting law-abiding British citizens instead of foreign criminals,” he said.

“Foreign citizens who have committed criminal offences in the UK or elsewhere should all be removed back to their country of origin – no ifs, no buts.

“It’s about time our human rights to be protected from dangerous criminals get respected, instead of the supposed rights of the criminal coming first. If I become home secretary, this will change.”

A Home Office spokesman told The Telegraph: “We have made it clear that we do not agree with this judgment and are considering options for appeal

“Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that we will do everything to make sure they are not free on Britain’s streets, including removal from the UK at the earliest possible opportunity.

“We remain resolute in our commitment to ensuring there are no barriers to deport foreign criminals, as it is in the public interest for these people to be removed swiftly.”