Chilling illegal migrant Deliveroo rider rape exposes total and terrifying collapse of Britain’s border controls

Border collapse HARDLY a week goes by without news of another case of horrifying rape, sexual assault or violence committed by young foreign men with no right to be in this country. The latest chilling example — in which an Algerian migrant dragged a vulnerable woman off a Chelsea street and brutally raped her — exposes a total and terrifying collapse of Britain’s border controls. Algerian migrant Salem Rekoub, who was living in Britain illegally, dragged a vulnerable woman off a Chelsea street and brutally raped her The fiend then followed his victim to hospital Credit: Alamy Salem Rekoub was living in Britain illegally, yet managed to overstay a visa and secure employment with a delivery firm. Only last month a Sudanese migrant was found guilty of slashing a woman 30 times with a broken bottle outside a pub in Leeds. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! And earlier this year an asylum seeker was jailed for 29 years after stabbing a woman to death with a screwdriver at the migrant hotel where he was staying. Yet all we hear from the Prime Minister in response to the illegal migration crisis is his oft-repeated mantra that “the numbers are coming down”. READ MORE FROM THE SUN SAYS It offers no consolation to victims of heinous crimes when dangerous individuals can either waltz into the country unchecked, or stay here undetected long after they should have been removed. How many other violent offenders are slipping through the cracks? One thing is certain: the officials and ministers who are meant to be in charge don’t have a clue. Dismaycation ANDY Burnham calls himself a football fan. So why is he backing a tax that could make following your team even more expensive? Most read in The Sun The uncapped tourist tax on hotels, caravan parks and holiday lets is expected to add up to £90 to the cost of a week-long family staycation. Hotel bosses have warned it will cost 33,000 jobs and hit the economy to the tune of £2.2billion. But it will also increase the cost of watching away games by £330,000 on many match days. With so many night matches and late kick-offs, loyal supporters already have to fork out for hotel stays on top of travel and ticket prices. Had the new tax been in force this week, Spurs fans travelling to Liverpool would have had to pay an extra £80,000 in tourist tax. It’s another reason the PM should show this unfair tax the red card. Blame that tune WE’VE had inquiries into banking, Brexit and national security but finally MPs are to tackle a real burning issue. Not the cost of living but the cost of coming 25th in the Eurovision Song Contest. The nation has endured 30 years of hurt in the annual pop spectacle, culminating with finishing in bottom place this year. Here’s our verdict, without the need for a time-consuming Parliamentary investigation: Pick better tunes.