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Top Westminster committee calls out Labour ministers on F-35 exports to Israel

A WESTMINSTER committee has written to the Business Secretary over “concerns” that providing F-35 components to Israel is incompatible with the…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 2025

Voices: UK aid cuts are even harsher than they first appeared. And the scale is horrifying

COMMENT: Many of us hoped the worst damage could be avoided, writes Sarah Champion, chair of the International Development Select Committee – but the spending review has dashed that

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

Foreign Office reveals warnings about loss of influence over aid cuts

Exclusive: A government consultation found concerns about the UK’s credibility abroad after Keir Starmer’s foreign aid cuts

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2025

‘Savage’ UK cuts will deprive 55m people of aid around the world

IN FOCUS: Exclusive: The cuts will result in a reduction of key programmes for education, family planning, water and food aid. Alicja Hagopian and Kate Devlin report

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2025

Benefits reform and jobs cuts: The political headaches for Labour in Reeves’ spring statement

Labour chancellor set to squeeze Whitehall budgets by up to 7 per cent

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Labour MPs warn aid budget cuts could allow greater role for Russia and China

Concerns were raised during a Commons debate despite a welcome for the move to increase defence spending.

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025

Labour MP says Starmer ‘taking the axe’ to UK’s aid budget to fund defence

Labour MP for Rotherham Sarah Champion also said a ‘scandalously large amount of ODA’ had been spent ‘on domestic refugee costs’.

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025

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 · Mar 5, 2025

MPs write to Starmer about ‘deep concern’ over aid budget cut

Sarah Champion, chairwoman of the International Development Committee, said the ‘brutal’ cut to funds ‘risks undermining our soft power’.

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025

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 · Mar 4, 2025