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Secretary of State for International Development

Since May, Andrew Mitchell has been head of the Department for International Development in Britain’s new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. Along with aid, DFID produces research on development issues. Its budget was one of the few to survive Chancellor George Osborne’s harsh cuts. Britain’s international aid commitment will increase to 0.7% of national income by 2013....

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Andrew Mitchell, George Osborne, Chinese, Graham Ward

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