Labour Considers Emergency Law to Deport Grooming Gang Leader
7th July 2026
Labour is considering emergency legislation to deport a Pakistan-born ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang.
Alex Norris, the Home Office minister, said “all options are on the table” when asked in the Commons whether the Government could fast-track legislation to pave the way for the removal of Shabir Ahmed.
Ahmed, 73, was released from prison last week after serving 14 years of a 22-year sentence for 30 child rape offences. He cannot be returned to Pakistan despite being stripped of his UK citizenship.
Why is this guy still alive?