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Challenges for the new team at UK’s Department for International Development
13 May 2010
Following the appointment of Andrew Mitchell MP as Secretary of State for International Development, IDS Director Professor Lawrence Haddad shares his views on what the future holds for DFID and what the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat agreement means for international development.
Professor Haddad has been closely following the work of Andrew Mitchell MP for the past two and a half years and has watched with interest as the Conservative party's policy positions have evolved over that time. Read his blog Development Horizons for his response to the latest political developments.
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