UK to reveal (finally) where axe will fall on £4billion+ of foreign aid cuts - cuts that charities warn will likely cost more lives in the poorest countries.

Announcement delayed this week because of Duke of Edinburgh’s death. Could come next Thursday

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NEW: Foreign Secretary set to reveal which UK aid projects around the world will be axed or reduced. A source said: “There will be huge, huge cuts… If you are going to make such a big cut, then I think any government would have to go before parliament”

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. @SarahChampionMP, chair of international development committee, wants a rethink on the aid squeeze, which comes as UK seeks to burnish “Global Britain” credentials, hosting G7 summit & conference to combat climate change
"I think it makes the government look like hypocrites”
The United Nations’ @UNReliefChief also hopes UK will say when it will revert to spending 0.7% of national income on overseas aid after “temporarily” reducing target to 0.5%. Sir Mark Lowcock says this is not just a matter of empathy & kindness but also one of self-interest 1/
Sir Mark - @UNReliefChief - said: "The learning point from a year of pandemic is that this is a small planet. Problems starting in one place reverberate quickly everywhere else. If you want to be safe at home, you have to contribute to stability and fairness abroad as well. 2/
“If you want to be a leader you can't lead simply on the basis of your rhetoric. You have to put money where your mouth is." 3/3

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