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Charities urge Sir Keir Starmer to reverse 'alarming' foreign aid cut

Sky News Thursday, 27 February 2025
Charities urge Sir Keir Starmer to reverse 'alarming' foreign aid cutA coalition of more than 100 charities has urged the government to reverse its decision to slash the foreign aid budget, warning it amounted to an attempt to "balance the books on the backs of the world's most marginalised people".
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News video: PM announces aid budget cut to boost defence spending

PM announces aid budget cut to boost defence spending 01:51

 Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announces that defence spending will increase to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027. To accomodate for this, Starmer says the foreign aid budget will be cut from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% by 2027; a change he says he is "not happy to make". Report by...

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