Tag: department for international development
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Owen Smith MP signs LCID pledge for Leadership candidates
As with previous leadership contests in 2010 and 2015, LCID will not be endorsing a leadership candidate in the current contest. However we have asked candidates to sign the International pledge for 2016 Leadership candidates. We are delighted that Owen Smith MP has signed the pledge and agreed to uphold the principles it contains. We
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Select Committee reports on DfID
In this guest post, Anas Sarwar MP writes again for LCID about the work being done on the International Development Select Committee. Last week saw the publication of the International Development Select Committee report looking into DFID’s Annual Report & Resource Accounts for 2009-2010. It offers a valuable insight into the key policy areas the
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Harriet Harman responds to Turks and Caicos loan
The Department for International Development is set to guarantee a loan of £260 million to the Turks and Caicos Islands, which raises serious questions about the Government’s use of DfID’s budget. Responding to this, Harriet Harman said: “Following on from the revelation that DFID money was used to fund the Pope’s state visit this looks suspiciously like
Labour Campaign for International Development 