He said: The trial has been eye-opening as to the ways in which our immigration laws are routinely and all too easily circumvented.
A Whitehall source admitted: It was a shambles which could have cost us even more dearly than it did.
Bourgass stayed in Britain for three years before his capture despite being ARRESTED for shoplifting and being fined in court.
Six of the eight acquitted were last night being held in immigration detention. Two have been released as they have permission to stay.
Home Secretary Charles Clarke denied the case was an embarrassment for the Government. He added a very close eye would be kept on the acquitted.
Clarke is a bigger idiot than his predecessor.
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