SIR – It was with anger that I learned that an Iraqi Kurd asylum seeker, who left a 12-year-old girl dying under the wheels of his car, has been told he can stay in the UK.

I would say my reaction was one of disbelief, but Aso Mohammed Ibrahim played the Human Rights card, so, of course, it comes as no surprise that he is not being thrown out of the country, as he so rightly deserves.

For those who do not know, Ibrahim, who did not hold a driving licence, was jailed for four months for driving while banned and failing to stop after the accident. He had been due for deportation, but after his release he met a British woman and they now have two children.

He consequently claimed he had a right to a family life under Article 8 of the Human Rights Act and two immigration judges have now ruled in his favour.

But what about the rights of the rest of us and particularly Paul Houston, the heartbroken father of the young victim? Human rights only seem to apply to criminals and those who are a burden to this country.

Since human rights came in the window, responsibilities and moral obligations seem to have disappeared out the door. And we are all the poorer for that.

Godfrey Bloom, UKIP MEP for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, Main Street, Wressle, Selby, Yorkshire