Andrew Mitchell has denied acting as a “rogue minister” as he defended unfreezing £16m in aid for Rwanda on his last day as International Development Secretary.
The senior Tory, who recently quit as Chief Whip after a row with a police officer, insisted the decision was made collectively by the Government.
Appearing before the International Development Select Committee, he argued that it was made with “absolute propriety” and criticised “heated” media coverage.
Number 10 and the Foreign Office were “kept in the loop”, he told MPs, and denied Britain had “gone out on a limb” by continuing its support of Rwanda.
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