Article 6VMK6 The world has changed – it's time for a radical Labour rethink on the economy | Heather Stewart

The world has changed – it's time for a radical Labour rethink on the economy | Heather Stewart

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Heather Stewart
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With Trump's true intentions clear, new thinking is needed to fund UK defence, be it fully seizing Russian assets or reversing Hunt's NI cuts

Principled political resignations are rare at Westminster, so Anneliese Dodds's departure on Friday, over Labour's cuts in aid to fund defence spending, was a significant moment.

In her powerful resignation letter, Dodds rightly highlighted the heavy costs of the cuts for some of the world's poorest people, compounding the damage caused by the Trump administration shutting US aid projects.

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