Editing Norman Tebbit (section)

====Overseas aid====
Speaking in the Lords on 26 November 1996, Lord Tebbit criticised aid to Africa, saying that most aid sent to Africa goes down a "sink of iniquity, corruption and violence" and does little to help the poor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199697/ldhansrd/vo961126/text/61126-03.htm|title=Lords Hansard text for 26 Nov 1996 (161126-03)|first=Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords|last=Westminster|access-date=6 September 2017|archive-date=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511082756/https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199697/ldhansrd/vo961126/text/61126-03.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> A spokesman for the charity Oxfam said Tebbit's view was "simplistic and unhelpful". Later Lord Tebbit defended his statement that most money went "into the pockets" of politicians "to buy guns for warlords".<ref>''The Daily Telegraph'', 27 November 1996.</ref>