"We cannot allow this vile rapist to stay in the UK a moment longer than necessary.
This will be a test of whether Andy Burnham is serious about deporting foreign criminals. If he is serious, he should immediately accept our proposals," Philp said.
The legislative challenge intensifies diplomatic pressure on Mahmood, who faces calls from local Oldham and Rochdale MPs to alter the law ahead of the immigration bill's second reading on July 13.
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Diplomatic complications persist as Pakistani authorities maintain that Ahmed is no longer a citizen of Pakistan, asserting he renounced his citizenship and destroyed his passport, a claim the British government disputes.
"We are not a weak country. We do have ways of doing this – we're giving around £80m every year in aid to Pakistan.
The Home Office issues tens of thousands of visas to Pakistanis.
We should be pausing the aid, pausing the visas, putting maximum pressure on the Pakistani government to take this man back," said Robert Jenrick, Reform UK Treasury spokesman.
Government officials indicated that Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and Home Secretary Mahmood are evaluating all diplomatic countermeasures, including visa restrictions, to resolve the repatriation deadlock.
Ahmed remains under continuous GPS monitoring, restricted by geographical exclusion zones away from Rochdale and Oldham, and resides in 24-hour staffed accommodation with strict internet and contact bans.
"We are committed to doing everything possible to deport foreign national offenders and are clear they should have no place in this country," said a Government spokesman.
The official acknowledged that successful deportations rely heavily on bilateral agreements with recipient nations, which frequently present administrative hurdles.
"As previous governments have found, this necessarily involves the agreement of the receiving country, which has not always been possible in some countries," the Government spokesman added.
Cross-departmental teams continue to review domestic and international avenues to ensure the deportation is executed.
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"But we are currently working with colleagues across government to explore all possible options to deport this vile criminal," the Government spokesman said.
