In an attempt to claim asylum an alleged terror plotter enlisted the help of Labour MP Margaret Beckett.
Munir Mohammed, 36, is on trial along with chemist Rowaida El-Hassan, whom he allegedly recruited to help him with a terror attack.
He had claimed asylum in February 2014 after coming to the UK in the back of a lorry, but it is believed his case had not been decided more than two years later.
In August 2016, Mr Mohammed, who is originally from Eritrea, turned to Mrs Beckett for help, and the MP for Derby contacted the immigration department shortly before he allegedly embarked on a plan for an attack.
Both Mohammed and El-Hassan, 33, deny preparing terrorist acts.
The trial continues.
