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Home sec unveils law change to deport freed Rochdale grooming gang leader

The home secretary will today set out how she will change the law so that a Pakistan-born Rochdale grooming gang leader can be deported. Shabir Ahmed, 73, was released from prison this month after serving 14 years of a 22-year sentence for 30 child rape offences. But he cannot be deported under legislation from 1971 protecting Commonwealth citizens from removal. Shabana Mahmood is expected to set out later how the government will amend the law so that he can be deported. Follow live ➡️ https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-burnham-starmer-labour-tories-badenoch-farage-12593360 #UKPolitics #ShabanaMahmood #UK #UKLaw #Law #Politics #Deportation #Commons #Live SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy or Ed Conway's Stuff Matters, available here: https://podfollow.com/stuff-matters To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales