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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Heather Stewart

When Starmer picks up G20 baton he has vital chance to act on aid and debt relief

Jenny Chapman sits with group of children in Ghana
Jenny Chapman, the UK’s international development minister, visits a class in Accra, Ghana, supported by UK aid. Photograph: Russell Watkins/FCDO

If Keir Starmer wants to win back disillusioned voters deserting his party for the Liberal Democrats or the Greens, he could do worse than rediscover Labour’s longstanding moral commitment to international development.

Since cutting the overseas aid budget to fund higher defence spending – losing the excellent Anneliese Dodds in the process – Labour has had little to say on the subject, aside from the fact that 0.3% of national income is the new normal.

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