Anthony spoke in the House of Commons Estimates Day debate on Official Development Assistance and the British Council.
The problem with estimates debates is that they take away from the reality of what we are actually talking about. We are standing in this Chamber talking about the vaccinations donated, the school books gifted, the sexual violence perpetrators brought to justice, the deradicalisation of terrorist organisations, all of which happens through our aid budget—it all happens through that 0.7% budget. So to talk about estimates takes away from the reality of the extraordinary work that we do across the country.
As a strong advocate for maintaining the 0.7% foreign aid budget, Anthony encouraged the Government to look at how the budget could be reformed instead of reduced.
Read the full debate here.