Deputy calls for an end to Guernsey overseas aid
A Guernsey Deputy says there is strong support for scrapping the island’s £5.6m aid spending.
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"I think we'd have to pull ourselves out of the hole that we're in and then we can look to help other people again."
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A Guernsey Deputy says there is strong support for scrapping the island’s £5.6m aid spending.
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