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The Chronic Poverty Report 2004 - 05 was launched at the House of Commons in London on 12 May 2004.
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Gordon Brown MP, , Chancellor of the Exchequer |
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Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for International Development |
Speaking at the launch Chancellor Gordon Brown said, "I want to congratulate the Chronic Poverty Research Centre. This report is a landmark report. It is a challenge to any complacency, it is a call for change and it is a demand for urgent action."
Hilary Benn noted that "The chronically poor are those who are last in the queue to benefit from development; last in the queue to benefit from the Millennium Development Goals." He described the Chronic Poverty Report as "A mine of information... and also a call for action".
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"A landmark
report... a challenge to complacency"
Gordon Brown MP
Chancellor of the
Exchequer
"A mine of information
and a
call for action"
Hilary Benn MP
Secretary of State
for International
Development |
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