Terror suspect linked to ISIS asks court for the right to visit MCDONALD'S

• The terror suspect LF has wasted thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money
• British spies say the Muslim fanatic is linked groups involved in the 7/7 bombings
• He is one of six people subject to new terror measures restricting movement
• He asked a judge to lift a ban on visits to McDonald's, a plea that was denied 

A terror suspect linked to Islamic State has wasted thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money asking a judge to lift a ban on visits to McDonald’s.

The hate preacher – a close associate of London Bridge attacker Khuram Butt – said strict curbs on his movements meant he could not buy his children Happy Meals. 

The Muslim fanatic, known as LF, was eager to take them to McDonald’s even though it does not serve halal meat. He went to court claiming the ban hampers his family life.

One of the UK’s most dangerous extremists, he was a colleague of firebrand cleric Anjem Choudary, who was convicted in August last year of inspiring British Muslims to carry out terror attacks.

London Bridge attacker Khuram Butt, pictured, was a close associate of the Muslim fanatic LF who has wasted thousands of pounds in taxpayers money

Cleric Anjem Choudary, pictured, was convicted in August last year of inspiring British Muslims to carry out terror attacks

British spies say ‘LF’ was a leading figure in the now banned terror group Al-Muhajiroun, which has links to 15 terror plots, including the 7/7 attacks. 

He is one of six people subject to Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures orders, introduced in 2012 to restrict their movements, their use of computers and who they can meet.

‘LF’ has squandered tens of thousands of pounds of public money challenging orders to relocate miles away from his home in east London and ban him from using the internet. 

He is understood to have been granted legal aid to fight his case, which has forced Home Secretary Amber Rudd to use Government lawyers to oppose it.

Mrs Justice Elizabeth Laing reviewed the restrictions at a High Court hearing in London in July, where she heard evidence from a member of MI5. 

In a ruling published yesterday, she said: ‘He is not allowed to go into shops or cafés with internet access, such as Debenhams or even McDonald’s.

‘One of his children loves Happy Meals, so this is an issue, as he will not be able to give the child a treat if he visits.’

But Mrs Justice Laing threw out his case, insisting the restrictions were ‘plainly necessary and proportionate’. 

She said: ‘It would obviously be difficult to monitor or control LF’s access to the internet in such a place. Unfettered access to the internet is vital to Al-Muhajiroun’s activities.’ 

Mrs Justice Laing said ministers had been ‘entitled and right’ to decide that he had ‘engaged in terrorism-related activity’.

The man, who has a wife and two young children, moved to the UK as a child. He gained A Levels and an apprenticeship but had not worked since 2012.

A security services assessment said he was a senior leader of Al-Muhajiroun, and had radicalised vulnerable young people and encouraged them to join Islamic State.

MI5 said ‘LF’ and Butt – one of three jihadists who murdered eight people in a van and knife rampage at London Bridge in June – were likely to ‘know one another’.

They were photographed standing behind a black flag with white Arabic writing on it in a London park. 

The High Court ruling is a boost to Mrs Rudd because the judge refused to water down the restrictions, which the Government says are crucial in the fight against terrorism.