Friedmanite19, the chief secretary to the treasury, has publicly called for foreign aid to be abolished in an announcement that puts him on a collision course with DrCaeserMD, the prime minister, and the rest of the cabinet.In an article penned in , he dismissed outcry over the government's proposed cut to foreign aid and then went on to advocate for abolishing aid. "I believe this is not far enough, foreign aid should be abolished".He said that "Zambian citizens today have only about 80% of the purchasing power they had in the late 1960s. In Comoros and the Democratic Republic of Congo real incomes have continued to be hit and have been fallen for decades despite all the billions of foreign aid. Empirical evidence suggests that foreign aid has no positive consequences in the long run and that it may come with unintended and unwanted side effects."Much of the money that the world’s most developed countries spent on official aid does not help the poor. Despite the billions of foreign aid poured into Africa through the 1980s and 1990s, African economies were doing worse than ever."The government has promised to spend at least 0.7% of GDP on international development. They argue that this ensures "the very poorest across the globe can get the help they need to develop and thrive, while upholding the moral duty to aid the very poorest in our global society."With Friedmanite19's article, this claim has been thrown into doubt, with it now being clear not everybody in the cabinet or government hold's this view.When confronted, Friedmanite19 objected to claims he was undermining the cabinet and made pains to be clear he agreed with DrCaeserMD."I think the Monolith is overblowing this issue. The Conservative party is a broad church party with differences in opinion. There was no cabinet row and there has been no disagreement. I support the Prime Minister’s policy on foreign aid and will be supporting him in parliament with my vote. I wrote an article attacking the left and outlining my view on the issue. I support the government’s policy on foreign aid. I have a slightly different view on the issue but I am in agreement with the current policy. This does not mean I am at odds with the Prime Minister. We have a very good relationship. I have not undermined the Prime Minister and have not criticised him anyway, I am fully behind the government and I look forward to implementing economic reform."Within the Conservative party, his remarks have been met with ridicule.purpleslug, the chancellor of the exchequer and Conservative party deputy leader, labelled Friedmanite as 'naive'."Foreign aid isn't just about economic growth, and to suggest as such is naive; rather, it is an important part of Britain's soft-power and our ability to project democratic values across the globe, stabilise fragile nations and engender liberal reforms."ncontas, the foreign secretary, has concurred with remarks made by the chancellor, laying down a fierce challenge to his fellow cabinet member, saying that "Britain will not be derelict in her duties to the wider world while I have anything to say about it!"The Scottish government have been keen to seize on the remarks made by the chief secretary to the treasury, with mg9500 saying that "the chief secretary to the treasury's remarks today further threaten not only Scottish influence and the lives of many of the world's poorest but hundreds of jobs in East Kilbride. The Prime Minister did not reassure my constituents this week and this mornings article is another disregard for this community by Westminster."He was speaking at a protest outside East Kilbride town centre after submitting a motion that calls for no job losses in Scotland to occur as a result of the cut in foreign aid. The Department for International Development has an office in East Kilbride.A Liberal Democrat spokesperson said that the party "strongly back the continuation of the 1% of GDP spending on international development, which helps many people in poverty around the globe. However, we agree that there are issues with how it is currently used and we must move towards a foreign aid system that builds inclusive and democratic institutions to build the foundations of growth followed by infrastructure investment to kick-start poor economies. Abolishing foreign aid would have massive negative effects on our soft power abroad and on our future trading prospects."