One more item on Labour’s long to-do list: repair the UK aid budget | Larry Elliot

Action is needed to restore the damage done by the Tories to Britain's international reputation

Domestic issues have dominated in the two months or so since the general election. Much of the talk has been of holes in the public finances, the dire state of the NHS, and the early release of prisoners to prevent jails overflowing.

That's not to say there has been no attention paid to foreign affairs. Labour has pledged continuing support for Ukraine and suspended 30 arms export licences to Israel. Keir Starmer has sought to burnish links with the US and to reset relations between Britain and the EU.