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Conservative plans to slash aid budget would ‘irreparably damage’ UK’s global credibility, charities say

Party’s pledge to reduce aid budget from £9bn a year to £1bn to fund new prison places branded as ‘posturing’ Conservative plans to slash the aid budget by 90% would leave the UK unable to cover existing contributions to the UN and World Bank and…

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ImpactNotable 33/100
Why it mattersRule-based estimate: no strong signals; trust 8/10.
RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published3 h ago (Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:56:47 GMT)
RetrievedMon, 05 Oct 2026 19:00:16 GMT via rss
ClassifiedMon, 05 Oct 2026 19:00:30 GMT by heuristic
AuthorAlexandra Topping Political correspondent