British - Politician | March 23, 1956 -
My top priority will be to secure maximum value for money in aid through greater transparency, rigorous independent evaluation and an unremitting focus on results.
Andrew Mitchell
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Libyans have to work together for a new Libya. They should keep in place the sinews of security.
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The UK public have repeatedly shown enormous generosity to those in need.
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It is vital that the entire international system is ready to meet the challenges of future disasters.
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I have apologised to the police.
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Climate change is having a dramatic effect on the ground.
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You can see how an increase in the water level would wipe out hundreds of thousands of people's homes.
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Britain is doing brilliant things around the world and that is why I described as a 'superpower on development.'
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There's nothing to be said for opposition. You can only talk about things and you can lay your plans. You can't actually achieve very much; you have to be in government for that.
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My argument is that charity does indeed start at home, but it doesn't stop there.
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Britain, today, educates 4.8 million primary school children in Britain. And we educate five million primary school children around the developing world, at a cost of 2.5 per cent of what we spend on British children.
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All of Britain's aid is spent in Britain's national interests, and some of it contributes to Britain's national security as well.
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