Conservative MP SLAMS Germany over demanding £40bn despite UK clearing WW2 compensation payments

Many may be unaware that in 1990 Britain wiped away its rights too its WW2 compensation payments. The estimates placed the damage caused to Britain at the end of World War II at £120billion which is the equivalent around £3,620billion today. £3.6 trillion pounds. However, UNN’s Oliver Down was surprised to uncover these facts when trolling through Parliamentary archives. Daniel Kawczynski who is the Conservative MP for Shrewsbury has been a long-term campaigner for reparations for Poland, where he was born in 1972, and the UK.

Mr Kawczynski told parliament that he had been stunned to find out after submitting a written question to Parliament on this very subject that Britain had waived its rights to any reparations following the reunification of Germany in 1990. Mr Kawczynski stated in Parliament “This seems like an exercise is sweeping it under the carpet. It was a terrible mistake to forgo this in 1990 and it’s sending out completely the wrong signal. I think the Germans have behaved appallingly here. They are very keen to tell us about the £40billion we supposedly owe them for Brexit, not to mention the countless billions we’ve already paid in, but they refuse to pay for the terrible destruction they caused to this country.” 

Many may find it difficult to argue with Mr Kawczynski’s comments and he has also blasted by the then-Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd who signed this off. Mr Kawczynski said “It’s hypocritical and shocking. As for this decision, there was absolutely no debate on this at all which I can recall. The point here is that we are the last generation who can do anything about this. We are the ones who remember our grandparents telling us about the devastation caused by the Germans during the war. Otherwise it’s too late.” As many of you will know the damage caused to European countries following World War II was repaired largely thanks to a finance deal with the Americans known as the Marshall plan. UNN’s Oliver Down has attempted to make contact with Mr Kawczynski for further information.