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UK Faces Aid Threat Over Shabir Ahmed Deportation

7/18/2026

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  • Green Party leader Zack Polanski argued that deporting Shabir Ahmed to Pakistan would undermine rule of law.
  • Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the 1971 Commonwealth protection law should not block his removal.
  • Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Labour faces pressure but no option is excluded.
  • Tory and Reform MPs urged suspending UK aid to Pakistan until it accepts Ahmed’s deportation, which Pakistan’s foreign ministry called an internal UK matter.