A convicted terrorist is being released onto the streets of Britain nearly every week, according to new figures published by the Government.

A snapshot of Home Office figures shows that 46 prisoners held for terrorism offences were released between March 2017 and 2018.

Next month hate preacher Anjem Choudary will be one of more than 500 terrorists to be freed in the UK since the September 11 terror attacks in 2001.

The Sunday Telegraph can reveal that at least 22 of Choudary's acolytes have been released from prison since 2001, with another five expected to be freed within months.

Choudary was the leader of the banned terrorist group al-Muhajiroun, whose followers included Khuram Butt, part of the London Bridge terror cell who murdered eight innocent bystanders in June last year.