Immigration bill amend will allow removal of Rochdale gang leader

Andy Burnham expected to vote in favour of home secretary’s changes to legal loophole and asylum systemUK politics live – latest updatesThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, will amend the immigration bill to allow the deportation of the Rochdale grooming gang, the first step in removing Shabir Ahmed from the UK.At present, Ahmed cannot be deported because of a 1971 law applying to Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK more than 50 years ago. Continue reading...