recorded which was proven unseen, and recorded. the sums involved were extreme recorded. the sums involved were extreme i recorded. the sums involved were extreme. i don t see it as a dog whistle extreme. i don t see it as a dog whistle. rory stewart points out that e5 whistle. rory stewart points out that £5 million has gone into malawi. that £5 million has gone into malawi, but it hasn t got any better~ malawi, but it hasn t got any better. why not? i don t see it as better. why not? idon t see it as a do- better. why not? i don t see it as a dog whistle better. why not? i don t see it as a dog whistle when the government giving dog whistle when the government giving the money admits it is going into the giving the money admits it is going into the arms of an al-qaeda offshoot into the arms of an al-qaeda offshoot in somalia. i don t see these offshoot in somalia. i don t see these as offshoot in somalia. i don t see these as dog whistle issues. the fundament
gave £30 billion of aid during our time there to a country of 38 million people, the us gave $1 trillion of aid. at that time, the us special envoy said aid was the number one recruiting tool for the taliban. aid directly helped the growth of the taliban because it fostered a culture of corruption that meant that one minister was caught fleeing with $38 million in cash, hundred and $70 million a week or going out of the country in a place where the average income is 430 per capita, $430 a year. the reality is all our aid does is pumping in vast amounts of aid to an corrupt government and such was the corruption that people got so fed up of seeing what was going on, so fed up of seeing what was going on, so fed up at the blatant theft that the only beneficiaries where the property market in dubai. they turned to the taliban, our enemy. it
could hang around. [30 go to the news and sport. if you could hang around. go to the news and sport. if you could hang around. do you want me to sta ? could hang around. do you want me to stay? everyone could hang around. do you want me to stay? everyone is could hang around. do you want me to stay? everyone is welcome. could hang around. do you want me to stay? everyone is welcome. green - could hang around. do you want me to j stay? everyone is welcome. green ago i have one stay? everyone is welcome. green ago i have one more stay? everyone is welcome. green ago i have one more point stay? everyone is welcome. green ago i have one more point to stay? everyone is welcome. green ago i have one more point to make. - i have one more point to make. andrew, it s important that we hear from you as a counterbalance. many more comments coming in. but now it is time for the news. foreign aid money, well spent? answer that question for us this morning. here is the news. donald trump
pictures and fly the flag abroad, the reality is it is often disastrous and propping up some of the world s worst regimes around the world. liii< the world s worst regimes around the world. ., ., ., the world s worst regimes around the world. ., ., ., world. uk advocacy and policy leader at christian aid, world. uk advocacy and policy leader at christian aid, can world. uk advocacy and policy leader at christian aid, can you world. uk advocacy and policy leader at christian aid, can you come - world. uk advocacy and policy leader at christian aid, can you come back. at christian aid, can you come back on that? it is quite a litany, we have heard it before, i am sure you have heard it before, i am sure you have encountered these arguments. good morning. how do you respond? good morning. how do you respond? good morning. how do you respond? good morning. it s hard, as you say, it is a good morning. it s hard, as you say, it is a long good morning. it s hard, as you say, it
the corrupt funds that come through our own banks and property markets thatis our own banks and property markets that is helped by our lawyers. we can tackle that corruption, that said, at home, but we do little about that to stop the laundering of funds which are being stolen out of these countries. we can do things ourselves. but actually we turn a blind eye and politicians pretend they are saintly because they are putting money into schemes which are aiding dictators. putting money into schemes which are aiding dictators- aiding dictators. making ourselves feel aood aiding dictators. making ourselves feel good about aiding dictators. making ourselves feel good about ourselves. - aiding dictators. making ourselves feel good about ourselves. this i aiding dictators. making ourselves feel good about ourselves. this is| feel good about ourselves. this is very interesting. it is always stimulating reading your thoughts on this and hearing them. interesting hearing them. important, i g