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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alexander Butler and Alicja Hagopian

UK foreign aid: How much is spent and who receives it as Starmer slashes budget

Sir Keir Starmer is set to slash the UK’s foreign aid budget to fund the largest increase in defence spending since the Cold War.

The prime minister said the extra £13.4bn for defence every year from 2027 was needed to counter “tyrants” like Vladimir Putin.

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