Aid cuts ‘a gift’ to UK’s adversaries at the UN, warn MPs

The UN building in New York (Alamy/PA) -

Britain’s aid cuts are a “gift” to China and Russia’s efforts to undermine an increasingly polarised United Nations, a Commons committee has warned.

In a report published ahead of the UN’s General Assembly week, the Foreign Affairs Committee urged the Government restore the aid budget and funding for multilateral institutions or risk leaving space for the UK’s adversaries.