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Understanding the heart of Westminster
Monday 13th July 2009 | 14:52
Only Left back Tories on protecting DfiD spending
The Conservative party’s policy of protecting international development spending has strong support on the left, but is opposed by the party’s MPs and natural supporters
A majority of right-leaning political insiders oppose the Conservative party’s policy of protecting international development spending from cuts, according to the latest PoliticsHome research.
In a speech earlier today, David Cameron pledged to meet the UN target of spending 0.7% of national income on international development by 2013, arguing that he did not see Britain as ‘a country of fair-weather philanthropy’.
But eighty one per cent of right-leaning Phi100 panellists oppose this commitment. This group includes Conservative frontbenchers and senior advisers as well as influential commentators in the right-leaning press.
In contrast, over two thirds of panellists on the left support it. Lib Dems also unanimously back protecting spending in this area. Non-aligned panellists are split down the middle.
Developing countries 'must be protected'
A left-leaning panellist believed: ‘DfiD can be trimmed but the end receivers must be protected.’
A Labour MP supported the policy ‘in that it should be 0.7% of GDP - this will mean less when GDP shrinks.’
Another media panellist made the point that international development is ‘a minute part of the budget.’
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