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Monica Harding

Monica Harding

Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom

Oct 7, 2026

16:31
Does that mean that development should be used for something different now or in a different way?
16:36
I don't think it should...
16:37
I mean, look, we, we should always be reimagining development.
16:41
That we, you know – th- that's an iteration, and we shouldn't stand still on that to see how we extract the best possible, um, outcomes for, you know, the taxpayer pound that we put in.
16:51
But I, but I actually think...
16:53
I mean, Laura's right.
16:53
We, we – the case for aid hadn't been, um, resuscitated, if you like, since the 19 – uh, late 1990s.

7 MINS LATER

24:28
And Monica, do you feel the Liberal Democrats have a role to play in bringing forward a progressive approach to defense in a way to, like, scrutinize spending in the way that Laura has set out in a constructive way? Or do you feel there's not enough room for that yet because there's so much emphasis on we just need to get the, the budget there first?

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