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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Wingate

Investments by UK development finance body have ‘harmed society and environment’

PA Wire

The UK’s development finance institution is using taxpayers’ money for some “questionable investments” including in fossil fuels and a cosmetic surgery firm in India, MPs have warned.

Some investments do not have a focus on tackling poverty, are at odds with the Government’s policies or have even “harmed society and the environment”, according to the Commons committee tasked with scrutinising UK aid spending.

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