UK's international development minister quits

Starmer’s Foreign Aid Minister Quits Over Cuts to Fund Defense
Anneliese Dodds, UK minister for international development, has resigned from Keir Starmer’s government over the decision to cut foreign aid to fund higher defense spending.
Dodds quits as international development minister over aid cut to fund defence
Anneliese Dodds has quit as international development minister over the Government’s decision to cut overseas aid to fund a boost to defence spending. Earlier this week, the Prime Minister announced that defence spending will be increasing to 2.
UK's international development minister quits after foreign aid cut
The British Cabinet minister responsible for international development has quit in the wake of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision earlier this week to ramp up defense spending by slashing the fore
UK minister quits after Keir Starmer slashes aid to boost defense spending
Anneliese Dodds said it would be “impossible to maintain” support in Sudan, Ukraine and Gaza — and warned Russia may take advantage of the cuts.
UK Development Minister Quits Over PM Starmer's Cut to Aid Budget
British international development minister Anneliese Dodds resigned on Friday over Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to slash the foreign aid budget in order to boost defence spending. Starmer on Tuesday announced he would boost annual defence spending,
Development minister resigns in protest at Starmer’s aid cuts
International development minister Anneliese Dodds resigned on Friday in protest at Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to fund a £6bn defence spending increase by slashing the UK’s aid budget. “Ultimately, these cuts will remove food and healthcare from desperate people — deeply harming the UK’s reputation,
UK minister Anneliese Dodds resigns over cuts to aid budget
British minister for International Development, Anneliese Dodds, has resigned over the prime minister's cuts to the aid budget. PM Keir Starmer had announced funding would be reduced from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.
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