- David Cameron said one of proudest achievements at Number 10 was Aid pledge
- Britain has to spend yearly at least 0.7 per cent of national income on foreign aid
- Pledge was protected by law following a historic vote in March 2015
David Cameron has said that one of his proudest achievements while at Number 10 was binding Britain to spend at least 0.7 per cent of national income on foreign aid each year.
In his first public appearance in Westminster since he left Downing Street, the former prime minister said: ‘Two years give you time to reflect about the things you got wrong, and the things that you got right.
‘The decision to deliver 0.7 per cent of our gross national income in aid is one of the things that I am proudest of.
In his first public appearance in Westminster since he left Downing Street, the former prime minister said: ‘Two years give you time to reflect about the things you got wrong, and the things that you got right’
His comments angered Tory MP Andrew Bridgen (pictured)
‘The most important thing was the act of political will to make this choice. We shouldn’t underestimate the controversy, or the difficulty, or the unpopularity among some people.’
The 0.7 per cent pledge was protected by law following a historic vote in March 2015.
Mr Cameron, who left office in July 2016 after losing the Brexit referendum, was speaking at the launch of a new aid campaign in Parliament Square.
His comments angered Tory MP Andrew Bridgen, who said: ‘As a Conservative I always judge the effectiveness of any policy by its outputs, whereas the former prime minister seems to be judging the success of his 0.7 per cent target policy by the amount of taxpayers’ money shovelled out the door.’
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