Inquiry call into 'aid cash siphoned off'

BRITISH aid to Sierra Leone is being siphoned off by senior politicians in the West African country, it was claimed yesterday.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Mar 2010, 20:37 BST

Updated 11th Mar 2010, 20:42 BST

Former Foreign Office minister Denis MacShane called for an investigation, after hearing "alarming stories" that development funds were ending up in ministers' pockets.