Keir Starmer to carry out largest cut to UK overseas aid in history
NGOs accuse prime minister of following US by accepting ‘false choice’ of cutting aid to fund defence
Politics2/28/2025, 8:00:53 AM
NGOs accuse prime minister of following US by accepting ‘false choice’ of cutting aid to fund defence
Trump calls Starmer meeting ‘tremendously productive’ and says ‘we have a very good chance at arriving at a very good deal’
Campaigners raise concerns about Lord Evans of Watford’s conduct, while leader of Lords says he should ‘not be a member’ if rules were broken
Exclusive: Gen Lord Richard Dannatt warns ‘shortsighted’ move will ultimately add to burden on Britain’s armed forces
Ed Miliband thought to have expressed unease at cabinet meeting while MPs across party have condemned idea
<strong>Letters: </strong>Readers express dismay at the government’s decision to cut the foreign aid budget to pay for increased spending on defence
With this US president, diplomacy is over, but it would be great to have a clue how Britain is going to respond
PM fields questions on his announcement that the UK will raise defence spending and cut the foreign aid budget
Laila Soueif was hospitalised for low blood sugar this week as she tries to secure release of son Alaa Abd el-Fattah
Contact could unsettle some in Labour given her past record on the issue including criticism of Lammy report