Sunday shows round-up: Oxfam public funding in jeopardy over abuse allegations

Penny Mordaunt – Oxfam has failed in moral leadership

The International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt joined Andrew Marr this morning to discuss the allegations that aid workers employed by Oxfam had abused their position while assisting with the relief efforts in Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010. It has been claimed that up to 7 staff had been using prostitutes, and that when this was discovered the staff were dismissed or allowed to resign quietly without facing more serious consequences. Oxfam has said that it is ‘dismayed’ by what has happened in Haiti, and the scandal has potentially jeopardised the charity’s close co-operation with the Department for International Development:

AM: You say you picked up the Times and that was the first you knew of this story. What was your reaction?

PM: I think it’s a complete betrayal of both the people Oxfam were there to help and also the people that sent them there to do that job.