Boris Johnson urged to commit to aid budget after defence boost
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5AM6E)
Nearly 200 charities and NGOs call on PM to keep spending at 0.7% rather than 0.5% of GDP
Nearly 200 charities and aid organisations have called on Boris Johnson to reconsider plans to cut billions from the international development budget by reducing it to 0.5% of GDP.
Save the Children, Greenpeace UK, Christian Aid, VSO International and others urged the prime minister not to cut Britain's aid spending while the world was in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic.
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