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Shabana Mahmood will change law to allow Rochdale grooming gang leader’s deportation

The government has been examining ways to deport Shabir Ahmed, 73, since his release last week

The Independent UK

Mahmood to close loophole blocking deportation of Rochdale grooming gang ringleader

Home secretary expected to amend Immigration Act but hurdles remain if Pakistan continues to refuse to take Shabir Ahmed back

The Guardian - UK

Extradite political dissidents for repatriating child rapist: Pakistan's demand shocks UK

Shabir Ahmed, 73, was released from prison last week after serving 14 years of a 22-year sentence for 30 child rape offences. Known as "Daddy" to his victims, he preyed on vulnerable girls as young as 12, supplying them with alcohol and drugs before subjecting them to repeated sexual abuse…

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Pakistan demands extradition of UK-based dissidents to accept grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed's deportation

Pakistan has told Britain it must hand over political dissidents living in the UK if it wants Islamabad to accept the deportation of convicted Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed.

The Times of India

Nigel Farage Wants Pakistani Grooming Gang Ringleader Deported and Threatens Visa Ban if Pakistan Refuses

Nigel Farage calls for Shabir Ahmed's deportation and threatens visa restrictions on Pakistan after the Rochdale grooming gang ringleader's release from prison.

International Business Times UK

UK govt mulls emergency law to deport grooming gang ringleader to Pakistan

Labour is exploring emergency legislation to deport a grooming gang leader. Shabir Ahmed, convicted of child rape, was released after serving fourteen years. He is currently exempt from deportation due to an old immigration law. The government is considering legislative changes to address this loophole. Discussions are ongoing with Pakistan…

The Times of India

Ministers will leave ‘no stone unturned’ to deport Rochdale grooming gang leader

Health Secretary James Murray said: ‘I want this man out of the country, I think we all do’

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Ministers leaving ‘no stone unturned’ to deport grooming gang leader, vows Murray

Health Secretary James Murray told Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips: ‘I want this man out of the country, I think we all do.’

Evening Standard

‘We have no stake in it’: Pakistan refuses to take back grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed as UK seeks deportation

The UK government is facing a fresh hurdle in its bid to deport Shabir Ahmed, one of the ringleaders of the Rochdale child grooming gang, after Pakistan reportedly refused to accept him, saying he is no longer a Pakistani citizen.

The Times of India

Freed Rochdale grooming gang leader was judged ‘high risk’ to children in 2023

Exclusive: Shabir Ahmed, jailed in 2012 for rape, abuse and trafficking of girls, was deemed three years ago to present ‘high risk of sexual offending’

The Guardian - UK

Government in talks with Pakistan about grooming gang ringleader case

Reports have suggested Pakistan might not accept Shabir Ahmed because he had previously renounced his citizenship.

Evening Standard

Pressure mounts on Government to change law and deport grooming gang ringleader

The Conservatives have said they will attempt to amend the Government’s Immigration and Asylum Bill ‘to close the loophole’.

The Independent UK

Rochdale Residents Launch Neighbourhood Patrols After Convicted Grooming Gang Leader Walks 'Free'

Rochdale residents are anxious following the release of grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed. Local watch groups are forming, and victims express fear despite strict license conditions imposed on Ahmed.

International Business Times UK

Rochdale grooming gang leader released as deportation loophole sparks fury across the UK

Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed's release after 14 years has sparked outrage as a legal loophole prevents his deportation despite serious sexual offence convictions. Ahmed, stripped of citizenship, remains in the UK due to old immigration laws protecting pre-1973 Commonwealth settlers. Victims and campaigners decry the justice system's failure,…

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Evening Standard

PM asks Home Secretary to examine options for deporting grooming gang ringleader

He has also been stripped of his British citizenship, leaving him with only Pakistan nationality.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 shares ‘public’s shock’ at reports of convicted people smuggler living in UK

Downing Street urgently looking into BBC report that ‘godfather’ of Calais migrant camps is living in Leicestershire

The Guardian - UK

Whistleblower ‘terrified’ as Rochdale grooming gang leader released

Exclusive: Sara Rowbotham voices fears for women and girls because of ‘weak’ probation service

The Independent UK

Government trying ‘every route’ to deport released Rochdale grooming leader

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Government exploring ‘every route’ to deport grooming gang ringleader – minister

Shabir Ahmed, 73, known to his victims as Daddy, has served 14 years in jail.

The Independent UK

Rochdale grooming gang leader released from prison as No 10 insists he may be deported

It is understood the Home Office is looking at what can be done in this case and will provide an update in due course

The Times of India

‘Want this vile criminal out of UK’: Burnham vows to explore ‘all possible options’ to deport grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed

The impending release of Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed, who cannot be deported because of a decades-old legal provision despite being stripped of British citizenship, has sparked a political storm in the UK, with Andy Burnham promising to examine "all possible options" to remove him from the country if…

The Independent UK

Burnham says ‘nothing is off the table’ after Rochdale grooming gang ringleader avoids deportation

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The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham says ‘nothing off table’ in case of Rochdale grooming gang leader

Labour leader-in-waiting wants to close loophole preventing deportation of sex offender

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham to ask ministers to ‘review all possible options’ as grooming gang ringleader avoids deportation

The ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang is set to be released from jail this week and cannot be deported

The Guardian - UK

Rochdale grooming gang ringleader cannot be deported, victims told

Provisions in Immigration Act prevent Shabir Ahmed, due to be released, from being removed to Pakistan

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