A Liberal Democrat Lord has admitted illegally smuggling a two-year-old boy into the UK by claiming the child was his son . Qurban Hussain lied to the British High Commission in Islamabad about the child ’ s true parentage after his poverty-stricken Kashmiri parents begged his wife to adopt the boy . The life peer , who is Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg ’ s diversity adviser , now faces being investigated by police under the 1971 Immigration Act . But the 58-year-old , from Luton , insists that although it was legally wrong ‘ morally it was the right thing to do ’ . Lord Hussain , pictured with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg , realises what he did was 'legally wrong ' but insists it was the 'morally right ' . A Lib Dem spokesman said the party is looking into the matter . The Sunday Mirror revealed Lord Hussain told officials the boy , who was born in Pakistan in 1990 , had the right to British citizenship as he was the father . The boy , now 23 , was flown to the UK at the age of two – and given a British passport soon after . ‘ I know now it is illegal . I realise it was legally wrong but morally it was the right thing to do , ’ he told the Mirror . Lord Hussain explained he and his wife had ‘ adopted ’ the child to save him from a life of poverty , but had never filed the correct paperwork . Lord Qurban Hussain admits he illegally brought the boy to the UK by telling officials he was the father . He said : ‘ The child ’ s mother begged my wife to take him . You have never seen levels of poverty like this family lived in. ’ He added his ‘ son ’ is a university graduate and he and his wife are ‘ very proud ’ . But the father-of-four , who has been outspoken of the dangers of illegal immigration , admitted that he didn ’ t realise it would come back to haunt him and his action were ‘ a shame ’ on him . Despite calls to resign from Labour MP John Mann , he has reportedly vowed not to quit his peerage as his ‘ conscience was clear ’ . Lord Hussain has informed Lib Dem officials of the actions , but believes his actions were right . A Liberal Democrat spokesman said the party are investigating the matter . He said : ‘ The party is aware of this and looking into it. ’ Rules dictate that peers can be suspended or disciplined , but can not be excluded from the House of Lords unless they have a conviction for an offence that carries a jail sentence of a year or more . Lord Hussain became a prominent figure in the Lib Dems after Mr Clegg approached him to represent the party in the Upper House . He was made a life peer in January 2011 . His first act in Parliament was to discuss immigration and the risks of breaching immigration law . The Deputy Prime Minister recently vowed to remain tough on immigration after dramatically admitting he was wrong to offer amnesty to illegal immigrants in 2013 . Lord Qurban Hussain was made a life peer in 2011 . Born in Kashmir , Qurban Hussain came to live in England in 1971 as a teenager . After moving to Luton in 1993 , he joined the Trade Union Movement and served as a secretary for Luton TUC from 1994 until 1996 . He was a member of the Labour Party from 1996 , but joined the Liberal Democrats on March 20 , 2003 - the day the war in Iraq began and campaigned against the conflict . He was subsequently elected a Lib Dem councillor on Luton Borough Council . As a member of the council 's executive , he held the portfolios of citizenship , community , youth and leisure services as well as Equalities and Social Inclusion from 2003 to 2007 . He was the deputy leader of the Luton Borough Council from 2005 to 2007 . Lord Hussain was unsuccessful as a Parliamentary candidate for Luton South in 2005 and 2010 , although he doubled the Liberal Democrat Party vote when he stood in 2005 . After being awarded his peerage in 2011 , he said : ' I now see this appointment as an opportunity to represent Luton in a major national forum . 'An opportunity to promote Luton ’ s cause and to work for resources to advance Luton ’ s regeneration and to enhance education , employment , training and life chances for young people in our town . ' Source : Liberal Democrats . He ditched the party ’ s policy of allowing foreigners to ‘ earn ’ British citizenship by living in the UK for a decade without being caught by the authorities – claiming it risked ‘ undermining public confidence ’ in the entire immigration system . Last month , he blasted the Conservatives for failing to deliver on their promise of slashing migration figures . He said : ‘ What we need to do and get on with - something I 've been getting on with during my time in government - is , for instance , re-establishing the proper border controls at our borders so that we not only count people in , but we count people out. ’ MailOnline has contacted Lord Hussain for comment .
Qurban Hussain admits he lied to British High Commission in Islamabad . The life peer is Deputy Prime Minister Hussain ’ s diversity adviser . Boy , now 23 , was flown from Pakistan at two and given British passport . The 58-year-old insists although 'legally wrong ' it was ‘ morally right ' He explains he 'adopted ' boy , who was born to poverty-stricken couple in Kashmir , after birth mother 'begged his wife to take him '