Development agencies and church leaders have welcomed the fact that the government has held to its commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of GNI on aid.

As Conservative Party activists press to get the coalition to water down it's commitment to international aid, development campaigners are pushing back.

Churches need to engage in a “development dialogue” to support alternative economic agendas to help eradicate poverty, a consultation has said.

In response to the UK government’s decision to re-programme aid to Rwanda, Christian Aid has welcomed the assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable.