Campaigners have warned that the rumoured 50 per cent write-down in Greece’s debt not enough to get out of debt and austerity trap.

British MPs’ demands to withhold money from the World Bank unless it stops financing new, dirty coal power stations has been welcomed by Christian Aid.

Opposition to the government’s commitment to overseas aid fails to reflect the continued resolve of many in the UK to fight global poverty, says Christian Aid.

Christian Aid is urging the International Development Secretary to press the World Bank to end investment in carbon-intensive energy projects