Labour & Reeves first budget must end Britain’s short-termism
In its budget submission published on Friday 4 October, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) sets out the challenges of the toxic legacy the new Labour Party government has inherited. After…
UK aid budget set to collapse to 2007 levels unless Labour act
On Wednesday 18 September, over 100 leaders of the UK international development, humanitarian and peacebuilding sector have come together ahead of the Autumn Budget, to urge the Labour Party government…
Labour on course to cut foreign aid budget in 2024/25
Projected Labour Party cuts to the UK foreign aid budget will pose challenges to restoring the UK’s role as a responsible development partner. That’s the verdict of a leading NGO…
Corbyn launches general election campaign low budget but hopeful
Four years on from the Labour Party’s betrayal, Jeremy Corbyn has launched his general election campaign to stand as an independent MP. After 14 years of Tory misery, it was…
FCDO admits a quarter of international aid budget spent in the UK
On Wednesday 10 April the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) published its provisional statistics on how the UK’s international aid budget was spent in 2023. Without irony, the FCDO…