Anneliese Dodds, the International Development Minister, has made the decision to step down from her position in response to the prime minister’s plan to cut the aid budget. Sir Keir Starmer recently announced that funding would be reduced from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% by 2027 in order to allocate more resources to defense spending. In defense of this move, the prime minister emphasized the importance of addressing conflict as a key driver of migration and poverty.
Expressing her concerns in a letter to the prime minister, Dodds highlighted the potential impact of the cuts on vulnerable populations, stating that it could result in the removal of essential resources such as food and healthcare. She also raised the alarm about the potential withdrawal of UK support from several countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Western Balkans, especially at a time when Russia is expanding its global influence.
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