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BAE Systems repay £29.5m to Tanzania Government after Hugh Bayley’s campaign
Hugh Bayley MP, a member of the international development select committee, has succeeded in pushing defence firm BAE system into returning £29.5m to the Tanzia government following their controversial overpayment for a radar system. The Labour MP for York central has put out a statement welcoming BAE Systems’ belated confirmation that it will repay the Tanzanian…
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LCID’s submission to the Labour Party Policy Review
We hope you enjoyed the summer break. Over the summer, LCID has contributed to the Labour Party International Development Policy Review. In addition to our membership of the ‘Beyond Governments’ task force, we also submitted a submission to the main working group. Download and read LCID’s submission by clicking here. We believe Labour’s next development policy…
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UK must pressure rich countries to properly fund the UN’s disaster relief fund
by Gareth Thomas MP Whilst Lord Ashdown’s review of humanitarian disasters, and how the government responds to them, is welcome, early signals as to how sensitively the government will take the recommendations appear to be mixed. The extra money for British development organisations responding to disasters is welcome, as is the public support for Valerie…
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Labour’s response to the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review
This week the Government gave their response to the humanitarian and emergency response review carried out by Lord Ashdown. The full debate was published on Hansard. Below is Labour’s response to the Governments announcement on the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review. Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op): I thank the Secretary of State for his…
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The Government must not water down the Bribery Act
Today, Shadow International Development Minister Rushanara Ali, spoke out over the Government’s intentions to implement the Bribery Act. She said: “Corruption hits people in the developing world hard and this Act is a crucial tool in protecting them from exploitation by unscrupulous companies. “Labour passed the 2010 Bribery Act. We welcome that, after numerous delays,…
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Harriet Harman to speak at London South Bank University on remittances
Harriet Harman MP, the Shadow International Development Secretary will be giving a speech at London South Bank University on Thursday 10 March at 1pm entitled “Beyond government: the role of the diaspora and remittances in tackling global inequality” Harriet Harman will be setting out how the Labour Party is making sure that the contribution of…
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Labour MEP’s back Robin Hood Tax in vote – but Tories vote against bank action
Labour MEPs have won the support of international colleagues in their campaign for a Robin Hood tax to ensure that the financial services sector pays its fair share. The European Parliament has today adopted a position backing the idea of a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), which could raise billions and ensure that the financial services…
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Senior Tory MP calls for DfID budget to be raided to pay for BBC
First published on Left Foot Forward Conservative Andrew Tyrie MP, chair of the House of Commons Treasury select committee, has written to the foreign secretary demanding the Department for International Development foots the bill for the BBC World Service – and slammed his own party’s ring-fencing of the aid budget. Thankfully, despite other raids on DfID’s budget, responsibility for the…
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Labour MEPs support Robin Hood Tax campaign in Strasbourg day of action
Last week campaign groups and trade unions, including Oxfam and the TUC, were campaigning in advance of a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Paris. Activities have been taking place around the world. Campaigners dressed as Robin Hood have been sending arrows to embassies and politicians with their message that they want financial services to pay…
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Harriet Harman’s statement on the Aid Review
Here is the statement Harriet delivered in the House of Commons today in response to the publication of the bilateral and multilateral aid reviews. Harriet also wrote an article for the Guardian’s development site which can be read here. I thank the Secretary of State for his statement and for giving me advance copies of…
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