Blair's Africa charity bids for share of £8bn foreign aid budget

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Source: Mail On Sunday


Tony Blair is facing questions after one of his charities launched a bid to grab a slice of Britain's £8billion foreign aid budget.

His organisation has taken the first steps to become eligible for grants awarded by the Department for International Development to rebuild war-torn countries.

The highly sensitive move has prompted concerns over a possible conflict of interest with Mr Blair's complex business dealings.

Of his estimated £7 million-a-year earnings, about £2 million comes from merchant bank JP Morgan, which has major interests in many of the countries receiving British aid.




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[Angry Dragon]

1. bankers, politicians ------- there is no line between them

is there a honest politician out there??

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Well, he gotten taken care of nicely, didn't he?

What a waste of a bag of skin.

[LiberalLovinLug]

3. Once a poodle

always a poodle