Monica Harding
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Oct 7, 2026
Ep 6. Has Labour abandoned progressive internationalism?
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Zoe SwanwickHOST
Does that mean that development should be used for something different now or in a different way?
Monica HardingGUEST
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.
Monica HardingGUEST
We, we – the case for aid hadn't been, um, resuscitated, if you like, since the 19 – uh, late 1990s.
7 MINS LATER

Zoe SwanwickHOST
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?