Aid cuts bad for Britain’s reputation, former UK minister says

Former UK international development secretary Andrew Mitchell claimed the foreign aid guarantee to spend 0.7% of national income was a small amount of money that had a “great” impact.

Sun, 13 Jun, 2021 - 12:13

Joe Gammie, PA

Cutting foreign aid spending is bad for Britain’s reputation and makes it more difficult for the UK Prime Minister to bring the world together to tackle key issues, a former government minister has said.

Former UK international development secretary Andrew Mitchell claimed the foreign aid guarantee to spend 0.7% of national income was a small amount of money that had a “great” impact.