Boris Johnson announced the government department responsible for foreign aid is to be scrapped in a dramatic overhaul of the way Britain operates overseas. The department for International Development (Dfid) will be merged into the Foreign Office to create the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in a bid to 'maximise British influence' overseas, he told MPs. The department for International Development (Dfid) will be merged into the Foreign Office to create the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in a bid to 'maximise British influence' overseas, he told MPs. 'In light of this announcement we urgently need stronger safeguards to prevent more UK aid from financing executions and torture.' Former international development secretaries have criticised Government plans to scrap the Department for International Development (Dfid).

Source: Daily Mail June 16, 2020 13:01 UTC