Britain is on a collision course with Joe Biden and other prominent international allies as it prepares to unveil a dramatically reduced contribution to a major global fund to tackle deadly diseases, the Observer understands.
All countries are being asked to improve on their last contributions to the Global Fund, set up to tackle malaria, tuberculosis and Aids in the world’s poorest countries. Most G7 countries have already announced plans to do so, and Biden raised the issue during talks with Liz Truss last month. Britain gave £1.4bn to the fund during the last pledging round in 2019.
