'Charity begins at home': Ukip's Nigel Farage calls for foreign aid budget to be used to help flood-hit communities

Britain’s foreign aid budget worth £11billion should be immediately suspended with the money diverted to help areas in the UK devastated by flooding, Nigel Farage said today. The Ukip leader insisted ‘charity begins at home’ and urged the government to step up its response to the colossal damage to homes, businesses, roads and railways.  He said: ‘Anyone with an ounce of common sense knows that a government’s primary duty is to the well-being of its own citizens. Charity begins at home and it is not mean-spirited to say that, it is just basic common sense. The amount of damage caused by the floods and storms across a large swathe of the south west and other regions too is colossal. Yet the Government’s response is both lethargic and inadequate. People would be forgiven for thinking that they don’t really care and that ordinary British families are not their priority.’

The call came as David Cameron was again forced to defend the government’s response from claims ministers have been slow to act and ill-prepared, even turning up to flood hit areas without wellington boots.


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Speak of the Devil. My sentiments exactly.

The Libs wont allow it you watch!!

that would be a brilliant idea using our money for things in our country how very revolutionary..

The lack of action for home problems has been this govts worst mistake by far.

I think Cameron will fire a few of those ministers which will be too little too late.

I cant help think is the libs again though putting fresh water oysters ahead of people when determining that dredging shouldn't be carried out.

I find this govt very left wing I'm surprised the lefties hate it so much. Clearly they want really hard left.

Clarkson wrote:The lack of action for home problems has been this govts worst mistake by far.

I think Cameron will fire a few of those ministers which will be too little too late.

I cant help think is the libs again though putting fresh water oysters ahead of people when determining that dredging shouldn't be carried out.

I find this govt very left wing I'm surprised the lefties hate it so much. Clearly they want really hard left.

that's the political way, cut off some of the peripherals to preserve the rotten trunk.

Instead, he has dug real deep and found £100million.

It was a struggle, but money is tight at the moment, unless you're a foreigner, of course.

Face it if any other country was having the problems seen in this country there would be charity drives to raise money and our government pledging god knows how much in foreign aid. Yet as its in this country next to nothing is happening.

I PREDICT


All those "names"..you know the fat cats that like to "gamble" (with the odds carefully stacked in their favour) on the insurance market will be crying to the govt for "help" after this.....