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Evening Standard
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Helen Corbett

Dodds quits as international development minister over aid cut to fund defence

Anneliese Dodds has quit as international development minister over the Government’s decision to cut overseas aid to fund a boost to defence spending.

Earlier this week, the Prime Minister announced that defence spending will be increasing to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, with a view to it hitting 3% in the next Parliament.

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