The release of Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed has reignited anger over a legal loophole that prevents his deportation despite serious sexual offence convictions.

Shabir Ahmed (pictured), 73, a key figure in the Rochdale grooming gangs, is set to be released from prison within a matter of days.

Shabir Ahmed, 73, known to his victims as “Daddy”, was jailed in 2012 for multiple counts of rape and sexual offences against girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester