Minister resigns over aid cuts

On 28 February, Anneliese Dodds, the Minister for International Development, announced that she was stepping down from her job. This was in response to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s plans to cut the money the UK spends on aid for other countries. What are Starmer’s plans? On 25 February, Starmer said he wanted to increase how much money the UK Government spends on defence. To pay for this, he has decided to cut the international aid budget in 2027. The aid helps vulnerable people around the world (see panel). In 2023, the Government spent £15.3 billion on international aid, and in 2027 it is estimated that the budget will fall to around £9.2 billion. Starmer said that despite the cuts, the UK would continue to support people in Sudan, Ukraine and…

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