International development minister Anneliese Dodds resigns over cut to international aid budget

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Anneliese Dodds quits over Starmer’s overseas aid cuts

‘Charmer Starmer’, ‘Keir's Trump card’, ‘Unlikely bromance’. Things went much better for Sir Keir Starmer, during his talks with President Trump yesterday.

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In the face of cuts in its budget to finance an unprecedented increase in defence spending, Anneliese Dodds regretted that development aid, which will increase from 0.5 per cent to 0.3 per cent of gross national income by 2027, "absorbs the entire burden".

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Ailbhe Rea: What Dodds’ Resignation Means for Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer had just a few hours to bask in the warm glow of his relatively successful meeting with Donald Trump before he was brought back to reality this afternoon: Anneliese Dodds, the international development minister, has resigned in protest at cuts to the aid budget done to increase defense spending.

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UK’s international development minister quits over Starmer’s cuts to aid to fund more weapons

Anneliese Dodds has quit as the UK’s international development minister over the government's decision to cut overseas aid to fund a boost to defence spending.

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Labour unrest over Reeves' economic plans in wake of minister quitting

Labour MPs are growing increasingly concerned over Rachel Reeves’s handling of the economy The i Paper understands, following the resignation of International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds.Dodds – the fourth senior woman to quit Sir Keir Starmer’s government – told the Prime Minister she was going due the cuts in the aid budget made to increase defence spending insteadIt is understood she believes the government plan for funding the defen…

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UK Development Minister Dodds quits over aid budget cuts amid increased defence spending by Starmer

British international development minister Anneliese Dodds resigned on Friday in a surprise move triggered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to slash the foreign aid budget in order to boost defence spending