Saddam's daughters 'sought asylum in Europe

Saddam Hussein’s daughters applied for asylum in Germany and the United Arab Emirates as well as in Britain, it was claimed tonight.

The former body double of the deposed Iraqi president’s son Uday said a cousin of the daughters contacted him to say he was seeking the applications for Raghad, 35, and 33-year-old Rana after they were thrown out of their palaces.