Keir Starmer considers ditching Labour pledge to reinstate DfID
by Kiran StaceyPolitical correspondent from on (#6CHVD)
Exclusive: Dropping promise to restore Department for International Development follows series of U-turns
Keir Starmer is considering dropping a pledge to reinstate the Department for International Development (DfID), prompting anger from senior Labour figures and high-profile names in the international development world.
The Labour leader promised last year to restore the department, which was scrapped in 2020 by Boris Johnson, who called it a giant cashpoint in the sky".
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