Blair under pressure over poverty at Commonwealth meeting
Prime Minister Tony Blair came under fire for failing to deliver on promises to tackle world poverty. The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth said G8 pledges to help the world's poorest countries were worthless unless they were acted on. Don McKinnon said "the scandal of poverty" demanded the world's attention and the World Trade Organisation must come up with a deal to help the poorest nations. Although Mr McKinnon did not directly point the finger at Mr Blair, the Prime Minister has had a pivotal role in the process because of Britain's presidency of the G8 and EU.
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