THE UK Government’s “reckless” and “cruel” cuts to international aid have faced fresh criticism on the one-year anniversary of the Commons vote which slashed almost £4 billion from the budget.
In July 2021, MPs voted by a majority of 35 to keep the budget for international development at 0.5% of the national income, despite a commitment in the Conservatives’ 2019 election manifesto to increase it to 0.7%.
