The government has failed to commit to maintaining the current level of aid spending – which has already been cut by 40 per cent – the chair of parliament's International Development Committee has said.
Last year, Keir Starmer announced that UK aid spending would be reduced from 0.5 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) to 0.3 per cent GNI, a cut of 40 per cent. Where those cuts would land were laid out by the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, in March – with total spending expected to fall from £10 billion in 2026-27 to £8.9bn the following year, before increasing slightly to £9.4bn in 2028-29.
