A terrorist described as the "very model of a modern Al Qaeda terrorist" has won £250,000 in legal aid to fight deportation.

The extremist was caught with manuals on attacking nightclubs and airports, but has reportedly been given taxpayer funds to try to stay in the country.

Having served a five-year prison sentence, he is using some of the funds to try to stay in the country, claiming being deported would breach his human rights.

The Jordanian came to England illegally in the months after the September 11 attacks on orders of a group linked to Al Qaeda.

He was able to avoid deportation by using a fake name and was given a council house with his wife and claimed at least £100,000 in benefits, according to the Daily Mail.

It was not until his bank tipped off police about unusual activity on his account that he came to the authorities' attention.

Officers discovered material carrying instructions on how to carry out bombings and where to strike.

He also had instructions on setting up a terror cell linked to Al Muhajiroun, a banned extremist group which included convicted hate preacher Anjem Choudary and London Bridge terrorist Khuram Butt among its number.