The government is exploring “every route” to deport Shabir Ahmed, a convicted grooming gang ringleader, a minister says. Ahmed is 73 and is known to his victims as “Daddy.” The reporting states he has spent 14 years in jail following his conviction. The minister’s comments indicate that officials are considering legal and administrative mechanisms to remove him from the UK, rather than relying on a single approach. No additional details are provided in the supplied excerpts about his nationality, the precise deportation pathway being considered, or the status of any current legal proceedings related to removal. The sources agree on the core points that Ahmed is serving time connected to grooming offences and that the government is actively reviewing options for deportation. The articles frame the issue as an ongoing policy and enforcement review, with the government aiming to pursue deportation after or alongside the conclusion of his custodial sentence.