This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Take money from the £11B foreign aid budget to help those flooded at home!
The UK government has committed to spend £11 billion on foreign aid during 2016. Thousands of those in the North of the UK are suffering from awful loss in the floods, many uninsured because of prior floods. Help those in need at home first.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/115172
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