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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Aine Fox

‘I don’t want my sons in fatigues’ – Jess Phillips defends aid cuts

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips spoke of wanting to avoid her sons having to go to war amid a threat of rising instability in Europe, as she defended the Government’s aid cuts.

Ms Phillips said she supports the decision to reduce overseas aid to fund a boost to defence spending, even if the cuts are “directly damaging”, adding there is “no good choice” to be made in the current climate.

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