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MP Rupert Lowe has stated that Britain should follow Donald Trump's lead and stop providing foreign aid to nations unless they consent to the return of "rapists and criminals."
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has also been encouraged by the Reform UK MP to begin with Pakistan, which has received £133 million in foreign development funding.
Hours after President Donald Trump threatened to impose severe import tariffs and other punishment on the longstanding US ally, the White House declared victory in a battle with Colombia on Sunday over the acceptance of planes of deported migrants from the US.
The US and Colombia, longtime allies in the fight against drugs, battled on Sunday over the deportation of migrants and put tariffs on each other's goods as a warning to other nations about the consequences of interfering with the Trump administration's campaign on illegal immigration.
Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo said: "We have overcome the impasse with the United States government.
"We will continue to receive Colombians who return as deportees, guaranteeing them decent conditions as citizens subject to rights."
The White House held up the episode as a warning to other nations who might seek to impede his plans.
Great Yarmouth Mr Lowe, also posting on X, said: "Trump unleashes a wave of punishment measures on Colombia after they refuse to accept deportees from the US.
"This is the way - we must follow. Starting with the £133 million going to Pakistan in foreign aid.Use that to get foreign rapists and criminals OUT of our country."
Mr Lowe followed up his message by telling Express.co.uk: "The scandal over the historic rape gangs around the country which were largely made up of Pakistanis with some Bangladeshi and Afghans too is a blot on our history.
"The Government is trying to sidestep a National enquiry with statutory powers instead setting aside £10m for some local enquiries.
"We sent £133m to Pakistan in foreign aid this financial year and my position is that all convicted rapists should be deported to Pakistan immediately. If they refuse, withhold any further payments.
"Realpolitic worked well from Trump in his Columbian deportation issue. It will work for us now and in the future."
Mr Trump had ordered visa restrictions, 25% tariffs on all Colombian incoming goods, which would be raised to 50% in one week, and other retaliatory measures triggered by Mr Petro's decision to reject two Colombia-bound US military aircraft carrying migrants after Mr Petro accused Mr Trump of not treating immigrants with dignity during deportation.
Heetro also announced a retaliatory 25% increase in Colombian tariffs on US goods.
Trump said the measures were necessary because Petro's decision "jeopardised" national security in the US by blocking the deportation flights.
Writing on his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump said: "These measures are just the beginning.
"We will not allow the Colombian Government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the Criminals they forced into the United States."
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a late Sunday statement that the "Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump's terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia returned from the United States, including on US military aircraft, without limitation or delay."
Ms Leavitt said the tariff orders will be "held in reserve, and not signed."
But she added that Trump would maintain visa restrictions on Colombian officials and enhanced customs inspections of goods from the country"until the first planeload of Colombian deportees is successfully returned."
Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo: "We have overcome the impasse with the United States government.
"We will continue to receive Colombians who return as deportees, guaranteeing them decent conditions as citizens subject to rights."
The South American country's presidential aircraft was available to facilitate the return of migrants who were to arrive hours earlier on the US military airplanes, Mr Murillo added.
The UK is on track to handed out £133million in ODA in the financial year 2024-25, according to official government figures.
56% of programmes are marked as being principally or significantly focused on promoting gender equality and 26% of programmes are marked as being principally or significantly focused on disability inclusion.
Express.co.uk has contacted the FDCO and the Pakistan Embassy in London for comment, as well as Migration Watch and the Overseas Development Institute.
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