Aigars Balsevics, a Latvian national who hit the headlines when he became the first Eastern European-born Mayor of Wisbech, was convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to six and a half years in prison.

Balsevics, ran three pubs in the town, including The Angel, and served as a town councillor, deputy mayor, and mayor between 2015 and 2021,

His appeal against a deportation order, which centred on his right to family and private life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, has now been dismissed by an Upper Tribunal judge.

Disgraced former Wisbech mayor Aigars Balsevics is currently in prison after being convicted of two counts of rape. He will now be deported when he is released. (Image: Cambridgeshire Police) (Image: Cambridgeshire Police)

In 2020, Balsevics was granted settled status in the UK, having arrived in the country to study around 2003/2004.

He was convicted at Peterborough Crown Court in August 2023 of raping a woman in her home in May 2021.

His sentence is due to expire in 2030, with a conditional release date set for December 2027.

Following his conviction, the Home Secretary issued a deportation order under section 32(5) of the UK Borders Act 2007.

Balsevics has two British........

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