UK to send aid to Turkey and Syria despite budget ‘strain’, says minister
by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#68KRJ)
More than 70 rescue specialists and sniffer dogs to help with efforts after thousands killed in earthquake-hit region
UK aid will be sent to Turkey and Syria despite very considerable strain" on the development budget, the cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell has said, after earthquakes killed thousands in the region.
Mitchell, who as a backbench MP opposed cuts to the aid budget, said there were specific funds allocated for major humanitarian disasters.
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