Andrew Mitchell
Andrew Mitchell
Andrew John Bower Mitchellis a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliamentfor Sutton Coldfield since 2001. He was the MP for Gedling from 1987 to 1997. He served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development from 2010 to 2012, and then briefly as Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons until he resigned after losing the confidence of many of his colleagues following an alleged altercation with a police officer...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 March 1956
Tackling deprivation around the world is a moral imperative and firmly in Britain's national interest.
There is a legitimate role for development education in the UK, but I do not believe these projects give the taxpayer value for money.
There don't seem to be any surprises in here.
With the national average petrol price at a record high, the Reserve Bank will not touch interest rates.
Michael Gove is an incredibly talent guy and a Brexiteer. But he has been telling all of us for the last five years that he doesn't want to [be the Prime Minister] and he doesn't think he's got it in him to do it so his conversion on the road to Damascus has come pretty late.
They say, 'Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.' They don't realize that not everybody's bootstraps are the same length.
Britain is doing brilliant things around the world and that is why I described as a 'superpower on development'.
Libyans have to work together for a new Libya. They should keep in place the sinews of security.
The pickup in construction of new homes is good news for the Australian building industry, pointing to firmer activity ahead.
Over the long term some form of consolidation seems very likely. Most exchange managers think it is the way to go.
All of Britain's aid is spent in Britain's national interests, and some of it contributes to Britain's national security as well.
This is the second consecutive gain in annual terms after falling for 19 consecutive months, which is very encouraging.
Jennifer always plays hard. But tonight she stayed focused for 40 minutes. Any time she does that she can put up those type of numbers.
My top priority will be to secure maximum value for money in aid through greater transparency, rigorous independent evaluation and an unremitting focus on results.