Cameron Says Aid Funding May Be Diverted Toward Defense
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Prime Minister David Cameron said he favors channeling money from Britain’s aid budget toward defense to help with peacekeeping, demobilization and security in countries ravaged by war.
The National Security Council has suggested looking at ways of diverting more than 100 million pounds ($150 million) from Britain’s 11 billion-pound aid budget as ministers examine how to cut spending after 2015. The Department of International Development, headed by Justine Greening, backs the plan, Cameron suggested yesterday.