Mr Cameron said the UK would be keeping its promises on foreign aid Some of the world’s leading nations have not kept their promises on foreign aid, David Cameron has said.
Speaking at the G8 summit in France, the UK prime minister said there was a $19bn gap between what had been pledged and what had been delivered.
He vowed to be “tough” on world leaders on the issue and to continue to make the argument to the British people.
He was speaking after the UK pledged £110m in additional support for Egypt and Tunisia as part of a £20bn package.
Some Conservative MPs have questioned why the government is increasing foreign aid spending when most domestic budgets are being cut.
The prime minister acknowledged this was “controversial” but said he believed it was a “moral principle” to help the world’s poorest and was also in the UK’s interest as it helped prevent wider instability.
“Britain will keep its promises and I was tough in urging my counterparts to do the same,” he said. “The reality is that as a whole the G8 has not.”
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