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Andy Burnham says ‘nothing off table’ in case of Rochdale grooming gang leader
UK NewsPolitics•July 1, 2026 at 7:02 PMNational

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

By Josh Halliday, Hannah Al-Othmanand Rajeev Syal•The Guardian - UK News

Labour leader-in-waiting wants to close loophole preventing deportation of sex offenderAndy Burnham will explore “all possible options”, if he becomes prime minister, to close a legal loophole that prevented the deportation of a “vile” Rochdale grooming gang leader.In his first significant intervention as Labour leader-in-waiting, Burnham said nothing would be “off the table” in the case of Shabir Ahmed, 73, who is expected to be released from prison on Thursday. Continue reading...

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

Andy Burnham will explore “all possible options”, if he becomes prime minister, to close a legal loophole that prevented the deportation of a “vile” Rochdale grooming gang leader.

In his first significant intervention as Labour leader-in-waiting, Burnham said nothing would be “off the table” in the case of Shabir Ahmed, 73, who is expected to be released from prison on Thursday.

Continue reading...

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