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David Cameron to call for action against corruption at G7 summit following Fifa scandal

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By Jennifer Faull, Deputy Editor

June 6, 2015 | 3 min read

Prime Minister David Cameron is set to call for greater international action against corruption at the G7 summit this week, sparked by the Fifa bribery scandal.

The Guardian reports that Cameron will address follow leaders with speech acknowledging a “taboo” in finger-pointing.

“In the last fortnight we have seen the stark truth about Fifa. The body governing football has faced appalling allegations that suggests it is absolutely riddled with corruption. And Blatter’s resignation this week presents an opportunity to clean up the game we love. It is also an opportunity to learn a broader lesson about tackling corruption,” he will say.

“Just as with Fifa, we know the problem is there, but there is something of an international taboo over pointing the finger and stirring up concerns.”

It will come the same week as re-elected Fifa president Sepp Blatter resigned, ending a 17-year tenure as the boss of world football, and the FBI ramps up its investigation into corruption across the organisation.

Alongside Cameron, sponsors including McDonald's and Budweser welcomed Blatter’s exit and have moved to distance themselves from the scandal but stopped short of cutting ties completely.

The prime minister will say at the G7 summit that world leaders themselves “don’t talk enough about corruption and it has to be “brave” in tackling it.

“Corruption is the cancer at the heart of so many of the problems we face around the world today. It doesn’t just threaten our prosperity, it also undermines our security.

“Football is beginning a long journey to rid itself of corruption and it will take time, courage and determination to see through the reforms that Fifa needs. I believe world leaders must show the same courage and determination to tackle corruption around the globe.”

However, a discussion on whether the 2018 World Cup should be withdrawn from Russia is not on the cards.

Elsewhere, medical funding programmes, a Greek exit from the euro, and climate change will be on the agenda.

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