The man (24) launched a legal challenge seeking to quash a May 2024 decision of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal rejecting his refugee application on grounds of credibility regarding the existence of the blood feud in Tirana between his and another family.

A diplomatic spat with the UK this week over asylum seekers has brought the topic to the centre of political debate.

Mr Justice Anthony Barr said the decision maker at the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) found the man was “subjectively credible” but his fears of persecution were “objectively unfounded”