The UK is set to dramatically increase aid to a number of British Overseas Territories at the same time as making major cuts to some of the world’s poorest nations, a new analysis has found.
Last month, the government revealed sweeping cuts in aid spending that hit African countries particularly hard, following Keir Starmer’s announcement in 2025 that the UK would cut its aid budget from 0.5 to 0.3 per cent of Gross National income (GNI) by 2028 in order to boost defence spending.
