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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Sophie Huskisson

UK has lost its foreign aid 'superpower' status, says Tory minister for aid

The new international development minister has said the UK has lost its reputation as a "development superpower".

Andrew Mitchell said cuts to the aid budget mean the country is "unable to fulfill the commitments" it has made to help nations in need.

The Tories promised in their election manifesto to spend 0.7% of national income on overseas development, but Rishi Sunak slashed this to 0.5% as chancellor. It means billions have been cut from the aid budget.

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