Rishi Sunak urged to restore UK aid spending after Ukraine invasion
by Larry Elliott Economics editor from on (#5XAAR)
Leading thinktank finds cuts made during pandemic have harmed the UK as well as recipient countries
Rishi Sunak is being urged to boost aid UK spending in this week's mini-budget after an in-depth study by a leading thinktank showed government cuts had the biggest negative impact on the world's poorest countries.
The campaign group One said the aid budget was at breaking point" and would come under renewed pressure as a result of humanitarian and refugee spending in response to the war in Ukraine.
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