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Minister's resignation over foreign aid cut 'won't make a difference' to Starmer

Sky News Friday, 28 February 2025
The resignation of Anneliese Dodds as international development minister "won't make a difference" to Sir Keir Starmer, Harriet Harman has said. 
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announces that defence spending will increase to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027. To accomodate for this, Starmer says the foreign aid budget will be cut from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% by 2027; a change he says he is "not happy to make". Report by...

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