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Libby Smith

Libby Smith is Vice Chair of Labour Campaign for International Development and Director of Advocacy at Coalition for Global Prosperity.

Development must have a seat at Cabinet

1 hr Foreign affairs

Development must have a seat at Cabinet

For the first time in almost three decades, a Labour Prime Minister is chairing Cabinet without a dedicated minister – or secretary of state – for international development sitting at the table. The significance of this is not administrative; it is political.