POLL OF THE DAY: Should asylum rules on conversion to Christianity be tightened? - YOUR VERDICT

It was revealed last week that Abdul Ezedi, the main suspect in the London chemical attack, was granted asylum only after converting to Christianity.

Ezedi had his asylum claim rejected twice, before it was approved on the third attempt, following his conversion.

This was despite the fact that he had been convicted of two sex offences just three years earlier.

The exclusive poll for GB News membership readers found that an overwhelming majority (98 per cent) of the 684 people who voted think asylum rules on conversion to Christianity should be tightened.

Just two per cent of members thought asylum rules should not be tightened.

Of the 300 migrants on the Bibby Stockholm barge, nearly one in seven are attending churches under supervision from local faith leaders, a church elder told the BBC.

David Rees, a church elder and education consultant, told the BBC that 40 asylum seekers on the Dorset barge had converted to Christianity, or were in the process of doing so.

He said: "Local faith leaders have visited the barge and work with the council and the barge management in looking after these guys."

Rees stated he is confident that all 40 of the migrants on board the Bibby Stockholm who are undergoing conversions are doing so genuinely.

This has raised concerns on the validity of the conversions and over the role churches play in supporting asylum seekers in converting to Christianity.

In many cases it makes it easier for a migrant to claim asylum if they have converted to Christianity, because if they're returned to their home country as a 'Christian', they might not be safe.

A Government source said: “There are clearly general questions about whether it is really possible to credibly substantiate the validity of a religious conversion, particularly where that opinion might be a main defence and carry very important implications.”