UK aid cuts ‘reduce bilateral support to some African countries by 90%’

Critics say Foreign Office figures send global message about the role the country wants to play on international stage'

Labour's foreign aid cuts mean reductions of as much as 90% in the bilateral support the UK will give to some African countries, Foreign Office figures show.

The department's annual report includes a long-awaited breakdown of how the reduction in the aid budget will affect individual countries for the next three years.