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WATER. Without it, we as human beings would cease to exist. That’s not a political viewpoint, it’s an unequivocal fact. Whatever a person’s political stripe, we can all at least agree on that, just as we can agree no-one should be deprived of access to clean water. Or can we? Apparently not as far as the UK Government is concerned if the latest leaked memo is anything to go by. Once again, here we have the Tory Government behaving true to form, lashing out at the poorest and most vulnerable by slashing overseas funding by more than 80% for the lifesaving water, sanitation and hygien...

Search UK plans to cut bilateral funding for water projects in developing nations by 80%, leaked memo shows The UK plans to slash bilateral funding on water and sanitation projects in developing countries by more than 80% this year, despite handwashing and good hygiene being critical defences in the fight against coronavirus, a leaked government memo has revealed. The total amount spent on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) - including multilateral programmes - is set to be reduced by 64% to about £100m as part of a massive cut in overseas aid, according to the briefing note wh...

Water dripping out of a tap (Ian Nicholson/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 The UK will slash bilateral funding for overseas water, sanitation and hygiene projects by more than 80%, a leaked memo has revealed as details emerged of cuts in the foreign aid budget. WaterAid described the cut to projects in developing nations as “savage”, highlighting that sanitation and hand washing is a key line of defence during the cor...

A leaked memo suggests taxpayers could be critical of the timing - as the world copes with a pandemic.

Dominic Raab was criticised for giving little detail on how the cuts will affect aid spending last week THE UK Government will slash bilateral funding for overseas water, sanitation and hygiene projects by more than 80%, a leaked memo has revealed. WaterAid described cuts to projects in developing nations as “savage”, highlighting that sanitation and hand washing is a key line of defence during the coronavirus pandemic. The Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) said “tough but necessary decisions” are being made due to Covid-19’s financial impact. The Government...