“Saving and changing lives” is set to the “new focus” of UK aid, the government’s new minister for development has said this week, as she outlined her ambition for a more “values-led” approach to UK development that emphasises moral purpose.
Kirsty McNeill, in position as minister for development and Africa since Andy Burnham became prime minister in July, started this week setting out her vision for UK aid, speaking at an event hosted by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), and giving evidence to the International Development Committee (IDC) on tuesday.
