David Cameron praises Nigeria and Afghanistan for anti-corruption fight

David Cameron has praised Nigeria and Afghanistan for the action they have taken in combating corruption - just a day after he called the countries "fantastically corrupt".

He made the comments during Prime Minister's Questions in response to Conservative MP Philip Davies, who asked him why aid was being given to countries he considered corrupt.

Mr Cameron said that the leaders of both Nigeria and Afghanistan were "battling hard against very corrupt systems and countries" and had made "remarkable steps forward".

He added that he did not believe it would be right to withdraw aid to such countries, as problems in those states could come back "to haunt" the UK.

ITV News' political correspondent Libby Wiener reports:

On Tuesday the prime minister was criticised for his comments about corruption in Nigeria and Afghanistan.

He was caught on camera as saying: "We've got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain... Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world".

A spokesman for Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari described the comments as "embarrassing" for the Nigerian government.

But Buhari has since said he does not want an apology from David Cameron, and an Afghan official said "bold" action had already been taken.

Delegates from countries across the world will attend a major anti-corruption conference hosted by David Cameron in London on 12 May 2016.