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Why is Penny Mordaunt offering her aid budget to the military?
Most government ministers jealously guard their department’s cash from their cabinet colleagues – but not International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt. […]
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Why is Penny Mordaunt offering her aid budget to the military?
Most government ministers jealously guard their department’s cash from their cabinet colleagues – but not International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt. […]
Don’t want to cut the army, then cut Trident
The cuts to the number of army personnel are being blamed on austerity. They might just as well be blamed on the outdated Cold War thinking of our leaders.
Cameron can’t ‘give the aid budget to MoD’ because he can’t change the law
David Cameron told reporters this week that he would be open to the idea of aid money being spent on military peacekeeping operations. The prime minister won't be able to fill gaps in the defence budget with aid money, however, because the law won't allow it.