This week, the UK government is facing a rebellion from some of his own Members of Parliament and party over foreign aid. The government is counting on foreign aid being an easy political target. It can involve a transfer of things like food or equipment, or even people, to provide training and medical help. Families are going hungry and girls are missing school because of the UK’s cuts to foreign aid spending, dozens of charities and academics have warned. I’m historically a critic of aid spending, but doing it this way is really so harmful,” he told the BBC’s Radio Four.

Source: Philippine Star June 07, 2021 15:56 UTC