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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Heather Stewart

The spirit of the G8 ‘make poverty history’ summit of 2005 seems long gone

Tony Blair surrounded by world leaders at G8 summit in Gleneagles in 2005.
Tony Blair and fellow world leaders at the G8 summit in Gleneagles in 2005. Photograph: REUTERS

Twenty years ago this weekend, the leaders of the world’s most powerful countries, chaired by Tony Blair, gathered at the Scottish golf resort of Gleneagles and made a series of historic promises on debt relief and overseas aid.

It was the culmination of a long-running campaign involving charities, churches and celebrities and benefited from the passionate commitment of Gordon Brown, for whom international development is a lifelong cause.

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