MPs to examine racism in the aid sector thirdsector.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thirdsector.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Blackford said educating girls saved lives and built stronger families, communities and economies. “An educated female population increases a country’s productivity and fuels economic growth,” he said. The Sunday National has been told that the cuts are coming when the world is facing the biggest education emergency in living memory and, for girls in particular, the chance for an education could now be lost forever. Christian Aid and the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (Sciaf) are among 200 UK NGOs that have condemned the cuts to the overseas aid budget. Baroness Liz Sugg, who was the UK’s special envoy for girls, resigned from her ministerial role after the cuts were announced and they have also been criticised by former Tory international development secretary Andrew Mitchell, and Sarah Champion, chair of the Commons International Development Committee (IDC) who accused Raab of “sneaking out” the details last week.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been accused of “sneaking out draconian cuts” to the foreign aid budget.
Conservative former international development secretary Andrew Mitchell criticised the Cabinet minister for having “slipped out” details of reduced spending in a statement late on Wednesday.
Mr Raab set out how £8.11 billion of the aid budget will be allocated by the Foreign Office – approximately 80% of the total UK spend – including £906 million for humanitarian preparedness and response.
Work involving that money will focus on countries most affected by risk of famine, including Yemen, Syria, Somalia and South Sudan.
Economic damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has led the Government to shelve its manifesto commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on overseas aid, cutting that to 0.5%.
UK slashes foreign aid to China by 95% to less than £1m amid deepening tensions Mirror 4 days ago Caitlin Doherty & Lizzy Buchan The UK will slash aid to China by 95% to less than £1 million a year, Dominic Raab has said.
The Foreign Secretary confirmed plans to reduce UK assistance from £18 million to just £900,000 as part of wide foreign aid budget cuts.
The move comes amid deepening tensions with Beijing over the treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang and the ongoing row over Hong Kong.
China recently slapped sanctions on a string of British politicians who are openly critical of the country, including former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith.
Dominic Raab was accused of ‘sneaking out draconian cuts’ to the foreign aid budget (Victoria Jones/PA)
Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate.
Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter.
Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been accused of “sneaking out draconian cuts” to the foreign aid budget.
Conservative former international development secretary Andrew Mitchell criticised the Cabinet minister for having “slipped out” details of reduced spending in a statement late on Wednesday.
Mr Raab set out how £8.11 billion of the aid budget will be allocated by the Foreign Office – approximately 80% of the total UK spend – including £906 million for humanitarian preparedness and response.