EU orders Britain not to send asylum seekers back to Greece because the country is so broke..Why not send them One-way to Brussels then?

Britain has been stripped of its power to return asylum seekers to Greece - after a ruling by European judges.

The decision by the Luxembourg court risks plunging the entire European asylum system into chaos - and leaving border controls in this country hamstrung.

An immigration watchdog warned the ruling would open a ‘perfect back door into Britain’.

Under EU rules British officials can return asylum seekers to the first European country they set foot in.

But today the European Court of Justice said no-one should be returned to a country if it did not uphold their ‘fundamental rights’.

This means Britain cannot send asylum seekers back to Greece because its asylum system is such a mess.

The ruling also opens the door for claims against other countries on the grounds their asylum systems are not up to scratch. Read More