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Tories spent 13 times more on bombing Libya than rebuilding

THE Tories have spent 13 times more on bombing Libya than rebuilding it, Commons research has revealed as David Cameron considers dragging Britain into the country’s civil war.

In response to Scottish Nationalist Party concerns, the Commons library has confirmed that some £320 million was spent on military operations and bombing in Libya during Nato’s “humanitarian” intervention in 2011.

Separate government figures show a mere £25 million has been spent on rebuilding infrastructure in the years following the war.

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