PM ‘must fulfil global aid pledge’ says Whitehead (From Daily Echo)
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PM ‘must fulfil global aid pledge’ says Whitehead
1:10pm Monday 11th March 2013 in News
PM ‘must fulfil global aid pledge’ says Whitehead
A Southampton MP has called on the Prime Minister to fulfil his pledge to help the world’s poorest people.
Alan Whitehead, Labour MP for Southampton Test, has called on David Cameron to fulfil his promise to spend 0.7 per cent of gross national income (GNI) on international aid and to put this commitment in law – a commitment made by all three main political parties before the last general election in 2010.
The coalition agreement between the Tories and Lib Dems reiterated this pledge yet both parties are still to fulfil their promise.
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Subject48
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2:34pm Mon 11 Mar 13
espanuel
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2:37pm Mon 11 Mar 13
cantthinkofone
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3:49pm Mon 11 Mar 13
Subject48 wrote:From a global perspective? No. You're incredibly privileged.
I cant afford to buy a house or build one. Do I cound as poor ?
geoff51
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4:24pm Mon 11 Mar 13
Put your hand in your own pocket instead of someone elses as the usual Labour habit.
ohec
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4:36pm Mon 11 Mar 13
Thats ok then the money will stay in this country, what happened to looking after number one then, half of the problems in the third world countries is the fact they haven't learnt to keep it in their trousers for years we have been sending money abroad and it makes very little difference they still keep churning out kids and then complain they are starving. Lets hang on to our money we have our own problems to sort out.
Subject48 says...
2:33pm Mon 11 Mar 13