NewsGreater Manchester NewsRochdale grooming scandalHis release from prison has sparked fury09:27, 05 Jul 2026A minister said the government will 'leave no stone unturned' in its battle to kick Shabir Ahmed out of the UK. The Rochdale grooming gang leader was released from prison on Thursday (July 2).‌Ahmed, who was known to his victims as 'Daddy', has already been stripped of his British citizenship - leaving him with only Pakistani nationality. However, he cannot be deported due to a 1971 law that forbids the removal of a small group of Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK more than 50 years ago.‌Health secretary James Murray told Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips: “I want this man out of the country, I think we all do.” He added: “I know that this is a job for the Hom