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What are Labour governments for? Why aid budget cuts are an existential matter

What is the point of a Labour government? This is a question traditionally asked after Labour governments lose office. But it’s also a question asked while Labour governments are in office. And, sometimes, even when they still only recently arrived in office.

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Harman appointed UK special envoy for women and girls

Baroness Harman said the ‘job is far from done towards ending women’s inequality’.

The Independent UK

Starmer Blindsided by Shock Tax Raid Bombshell as PM Battles Major Foreign Aid Revolt

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces growing unrest within his party after his decision to slash foreign aid in favor of increased defense spending sparked backlash.

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Cross-party group of MPs express ‘deep concern’ over cuts to UK’s aid budget

International development committee warns of the potential damage cuts may cause in letter to the PM

The Guardian - UK

Starmer faces growing concerns from MPs over ‘brutal’ cuts to foreign aid budget

Sir Keir Starmer is facing increasing pressure from MPs over his decision to cut the overseas aid budget to fund an increase in defence spending

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer faces backbench rebellion over ‘shortsighted’ cuts to aid budget

MPs ask ‘what will be left of Labour programme?’ amid calls for rethink and plan to speak out against decision

The Guardian - UK

UK development minister resigns over cuts to overseas aid

UK international development minister Anneliese Dodds said on Friday she was resigning from the Labour government over cuts to overseas aid ordered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to boost defence spending.

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Voices: Keir Starmer’s fawning at the court of Donald Trump now leaves a sour taste

COMMENT: As the prime minister prepares to host European leaders at a Downing Street summit this weekend to discuss the Russian threat, his ‘triumphant’ White House visit has been tarnished by the televised punishment beating of Volodymyr Zelensky, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Government must reassure Foreign Office staff after aid cuts, says SNP MP

Chris Law was speaking following the resignation of development minister Anneliese Dodds over the decision to cut the aid budget.

Evening Standard

How Keir Starmer demeaned Scotland as the world watched

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The National (Scotland)

The Guardian view on PM’s gamble: exploiting crisis to remake Labour was a step too far for an ally

Editorial: The exit of a soft-left intellectual politician from government highlights a growing unease about the reordering of the party’s priorities

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer gives unelected Labour ally top UK minister role

KEIR Starmer has given a ministerial position to a close ally in the unelected House of Lords ...

The National (Scotland)

Anneliese Dodds resigns over Keir Starmer’s decision to cut aid budget

Exclusive: International development minister warns it will be ‘impossible’ to retain funding in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Baroness Chapman replaces Anneliese Dodds as development minister

The Labour peer, a former MP for Darlington, served as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s political secretary between 2020 and 2021.

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SNP raise fears for 1500 Scottish civil service jobs as Keir Starmer cuts aid budget

LABOUR must “give urgent reassurance” to more than 1000 Scottish workers that their jobs are safe amid UK Government cuts to the international…

Evening Standard

British public wants aid spending based on own priorities, not allies – poll

International development minister Anneliese Dodds quit her role on Friday over the Government’s decision to cut overseas aid.

Evening Standard

Dodds quits as international development minister over aid cut to fund defence

Anneliese Dodds warned that the move would affect the UK’s support for Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Anneliese Dodds quits: Read her resignation letter in full

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The Independent UK

Anneliese Dodds quits as international development minister over aid budget cut

The Oxford East MP said she disagreed with the decision to cut overseas development aid to 0.3% of GNI.

Evening Standard

Anneliese Dodds resigns from Government over Keir Starmer's cuts to foreign aid budget

The former chair of the Labour Party said she has resigned as international development minister

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer loses fourth minister in a year in row over move to cut foreign aid budget

Former Conservative deputy foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell praises Labour MP as a ‘politician of decency and principle’

The National (Scotland)

Anneliese Dodds quits Government in protest over foreign aid cuts

ANNELIESE Dodds has quit her role as international development minister in protest over cuts to foreign aid to boost defence spending.

The Guardian - UK

Anneliese Dodds: soft-left intellectual pushed to resign over Starmer’s slide right

Prime minister’s cuts to overseas aid was last straw for capable politician who served in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow Treasury team

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer to carry out largest cut to UK overseas aid in history

NGOs accuse prime minister of following US by accepting ‘false choice’ of cutting aid to fund defence

The Independent UK

Chagos Islands should be sold to the US not ‘corrupt Mauritius’ – Farage

During a debate on the British Indian Ocean Territory, Mr Farage argued the UK should sell the territory and ‘get a few billion quid’.

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