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Labour to defend aid cuts, claiming UK’s days as ‘a global charity’ are over

Development minister will tell MPs that Britain will share ‘incredible expertise’ instead of fundingThe days of viewing the UK as “a global charity” are over, the new development minister, Jenny Chapman, will tell MPs, in remarks that are likely to prove a controversial defence of the large-scale aid cuts she is about to oversee.Lady Chapman replaced Anneliese Dodds in February after Dodds refused to back Keir Starmer’s decision to cut the UK aid budget from 0.5% of gross national income (GNI) to 0.3% in 2027. Continue reading...

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