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Is it time to cut the foreign aid budget? Nicky Campbell takes your calls.

The former Defence Secretary Liam Fox says international aid shouldn't be immune from spending cuts. Is it time to cut the foreign aid budget? Nicky Campbell takes your calls.

The former defence secretary Liam Fox says we should remove the ring-fence from foreign aid. But the business secretary Vince Cable has told us the budget should be protected. So who's right? 

Dr Fox says we're in tough times - and no part of the government's budget should be immune from cuts. 

But do we benefit from the money we send abroad? Does it pay back dividends - increasing trade, improving our international relationships, and generally making the world a better place? 

Is it time to cut the foreign aid budget? Nicky Campbell takes your calls.

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