Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed could be deported to a third country if Pakistan refuses to take him, officials have suggested.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman refused to rule out removing Ahmed to another state – not yet named – if he cannot be deported to Pakistan.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to publish potential changes to the law later on Monday which will be designed to change a 55-year-old law which currently prevent’s Ahmed’s removal.
