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Daily Express wrong to claim that UK aid is being used for payments to Palestinian prisoners

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 11 January 2018 - Categories: Palestinian Authority

The Daily Express suggests UK aid is being used to fund payments from the Palestinian Authority to prisoners and their families. These claims are wrong and misleading.

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The Daily Express on aid spending and the NHS

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 9 January 2018 - Categories: Health

The Daily Express today published the results of a poll they conducted, which found 84% of UK taxpayers would support using the foreign aid budget to fund the NHS, adult...

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UK aid and retired British Gurkhas are changing the lives of villagers in Nepal

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 7 January 2018 - Categories: South Asia

...“Gurkhas’ strong historical and cultural ties in their home villages have helped build trust with the locals.” Sign up to receive updates to DFID in the News into your inbox...

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Why spending money on family planning in developing countries benefits us all

Posted by: DFID Media Team, Posted on: 4 January 2018 - Categories: Africa, Family planning, Health
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LBC Radio presenter Nick Ferrari criticised the government for spending aid money on family planning programmes in Malawi. This is why spending money on family planning in developing countries benefits us all, including the UK.

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