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Daniel Kawczynski is a long-term campaigner for reparations for Poland, where he was born, and the UK. Estimates put damage caused to Britain at the end of World War II at £120billion – equivalent to £3,620billion today. Mr Kawczynski said he had been stunned to discover after submitting a written question to Parliament on the subject that Britain had waived its rights to any reparations following the reunification of Germany in 1990. He then submitted a follow-up question asking why the reason for this, and who made the decision, and was told it was signed by then-Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd to “enable the united Germany to have full sovereignty over its internal and external affairs”.

GETTY Daniel Kawczynski is angry at the decision to write off any future reparations claims

This seems like an exercise is sweeping it under the carpet. Mr Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury

Mr Kawczynski, who is MP for Shrewsbury, said: “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.

GETTY The decision was signed off by then-Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd

“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.”

GETTY The Germans caused billions of pounds' worth of damage to the UK during World War 2