Rochdale groomers to lose citizenship

Three men who were convicted of grooming in Rochdale are to lose their British citizenship.

Abdul Aziz, Adil Khan and Qari Abdul Rauf were among nine jailed for crimes including rape and trafficking of girls as young as 13 in Rochdale, in 2012.

They appealed against a decision in 2015, made by then Home Secretary Theresa May, which ruled that the Pakistani nationals should not remain British.

Court of Appeal judges rejected their challenge, meaning they could be deported.

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