Steve

In which a balding, middle-aged man repeatedly refers to himself as a "girl" while complaining about his facial hair

Shabir Ahmed was convicted of 30 counts of child rape. He was the leader of the Rochdale grooming gang that raped countless girls, some as young as 12. He groomed them with drugs and alcohol. They were systematically gang raped in rooms above high street shops. The rapists were almost all Pakistani Muslim men. The victims were almost all working class, white girls. Ahmed told the trial: "We are the supreme race." He said the white girls he targeted were "advanced in sex." This monster is now free, having served just 14 years in prison. Ahmed is not British. He's a Pakistani national. He must be deported. But Labour say he can't be. It is true that the Immigration Act 1971 does exempt any Commonwealth migrant who came here before 1973 from being deported. And I'm sure Pakistan don't want him back. But these obstacles are surmountable. Reform would repeal Section 7 of the Immigration Act 1971 so foreign rape gang perpetrators can be deported. And we would suspend ALL visas for Pakistanis until they agree to take back Shabir Ahmed. No visit, study, work, or family visas. None. Each year, we grant around 175,000 visas to Pakistani nationals - including to some very powerful ones keen on spending time in London. Their Government would agree to take back Ahmed within hours of us doing this. As with so many of the problems we face, deporting Shabir Ahmed is really about political will. Andy Burnham says all options are on the table, will he act?