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Thursday 21st February 2013 | 08:07

Patrick Mercer: Security and overseas aid are inextricably linked

08:07
- 21/02/13
- Patrick Mercer MP, Chairman of the Sub-Committee ...
- Today, BBC Radio 4

Patrick Mercer backed plans to use the overseas aid budget to boost se...

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17:22 | On air
- Andrew Mitchell: You can not have development without security
16:30 | Twitter
- Media hype about the aid budget overblown. DFID funding is NOT about to be diverted to the MOD http://t.co/SHZkfLFoR3
17:00 | Opinion
- Why does Cameron want to raid foreign aid bank? Answer: Syria | Robert Fox
16:10 | Blog
- Aid vs Defence: A False Debate | Adrian Lovett
15:55 | News
- Lynne Featherstone MP writes…the Aid budget and the Ministry of Defence | Lynne Featherstone
15:39 | Blog
- Cameron may be breaking OECD aid rules to placate Tory backbenchers | Charlie Samuda
13:18 | Press Release
- Labour: Cameron's comments on aid and defence spending are a cynical attempt to appease his right wing backbenchers - Lewis
13:25 | On air
- Stephen O'Brien: In order to deliver aid, you need stable access
13:01 | News
- 'Building an army can be aid too'
12:55 | Twitter
- I spoke at a Young Labour Event in 2009 & said I feared a Tory Gov would mix overseas aid with defence spending it appears to be coming true

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