Mayor Burnham seeks deportation of released grooming gang leader

In the United Kingdom, Mayor Andy Burnham announced that he would ask the Home Secretary to explore options for deporting Shabir Ahmed. He said he would also approach the Foreign Secretary to consider every possible avenue. Ahmed, identified as the ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, was due to be released from prison imminently.

The Home Office said it was reviewing the possibilities under current law. Burnham pledged to pursue the deportation effort.