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UK Tories condemn £153m Pakistan aid, plan deportation loophole fix.

7/17/2026

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Senior Tory and Reform UK figures condemned the £153 million aid to Pakistan while it refuses to deport convicted rapist Shabir Ahmed.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans to amend the 1971 Immigration Act to close the pre-1973 Commonwealth deportation loophole.
Pakistan foreign office spokesman Tahir Andrabi blamed Britain for Ahmed’s crimes, while the UK government said the aid will fund charities to build a safer, more resilient Pakistan.

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Senior Tory and Reform UK figures condemned the £153 million aid to Pakistan while it refuses to deport convicted rapist Shabir Ahmed.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans to amend the 1971 Immigration Act to close the pre-1973 Commonwealth deportation loophole.
Pakistan foreign office spokesman Tahir Andrabi blamed Britain for Ahmed’s crimes, while the UK government said the aid will fund charities to build a safer, more resilient Pakistan.