US EditionCharities urge Sir Keir Starmer to reverse 'alarming' foreign aid cut
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced an increase in Britain's defense spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027, citing a need for national security support in a "dangerous new era."
- To fund this increase, the aid budget will be cut from 0.5 percent to 0.3 percent of gross national income, affecting international support.
- Charities expressed shock at this decision, with David Miliband calling it a blow to Britain's humanitarian reputation and UNICEF stating the aid cut would "undoubtedly risk lives."
- Starmer described the aid cut as a "difficult and painful" decision, emphasizing the necessity to prioritize defense spending amid global instability.
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Charities urge Sir Keir Starmer to reverse 'alarming' foreign aid cut
A coalition of more than 100 NGOs write to the prime minster and Treasury to warn the decision "will leave the government's ambition to be a reliable development partner on the global stage in tatters".
Jack McConnell warns Keir Starmer’s aid cuts will ‘cost lives and create chaos’
Former First Minister Jack McConnell has warned that cutting the UK’s foreign aid budget to fund defence increases will “cost lives and create chaos.” Writing in the Huffington Post, he called the move “bad in principle and bad strategically.”
Charities appalled by UK cut to aid budget to fund defence spending
Humanitarian charities say they are “stunned” and “appalled” by Britain's decision to cut its international aid budget to boost defence spending, warning it would damage UK influence and have a devastating impact on those they support.
Charities condemn UK cut to aid budget to fund defence spending
Humanitarian charities said they were "stunned" and "appalled" by Britain's decision to cut its international aid budget to boost defence spending, warning it would damage UK influence and have a devastating impact on those they support. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday he would increase Britain's annual defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027, with a target to hit 3 percent at a later date, a move he said was needed to provide…
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