UK's international development minister quits

UK development minister quits over PM Starmer's cut to aid budget
British international development minister Anneliese Dodds resigned on Friday in a surprise move triggered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to slash the foreign aid budget in order to boost defence spending.
UK's international development minister quits after foreign aid cut
The British minister responsible for international development has quit in the wake of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision earlier this week to ramp up defense spending by slashing the foreign aid
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Anneliese Dodds, UK minister for international development, has resigned from Keir Starmer’s government over the decision to cut foreign aid to fund higher defense spending.
Starmer faces darkening mood among Labour MPs after aid cuts
Anneliese Dodds, the development minister in the Foreign Office, had resigned four days after learning she was to oversee a £6bn raid on the UK’s aid budget to pay for a historic defence spending increase.
Minister Anneliese Dodds quits over aid cuts
Dodds delayed her resignation until after Keir Starmer's meeting with President Trump, saying he had needed a united cabinet.
UK minister resigns over overseas aid cut
UK international development minister Anneliese Dodds said on Friday she was resigning from the Labour government over cuts to overseas aid ordered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to boost defence
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