UP

UK: Minister resigns over cut in foreign aid

Home page World
12 Punto 14 Punto 16 Punto 18 Punto
UK: Minister resigns over cut in foreign aid

A British Foreign Office minister has resigned on Wednesday, in protest to a government announcement over a sizeable cut in foreign aid.

Axar.az reports that Baroness Liz Sugg, a member of the parliament’s upper house, announced her resignation in a Twitter post, saying the latest government move to cut foreign aid was “fundamentally wrong”.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed in the House of Commons that the British foreign aid will be reduced from 0.7% to 0.5% of GDP next year, in a bid to help fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Date
2020.11.25 / 21:14
Author
Axar.az
See also

Ukraine, Sweden sign agreement on Gripen fighter jets

Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 1,943

Extreme heat sets new record across Ukraine

Singer Levent's brother arrested in Shile corruption probe

Modi, Pezeshkian discuss Middle East in phone call

US Supreme Court blocks Trump's bid to end birthright order

Starmer unveils £15B defense boost funded by budget cuts

Global billionaire count reaches record 3,302

Lithuanian parliament approves Sinkevicius as PM

IDF scrambles jets over Warsaw-Tel Aviv flight

Latest
Xocalı soyqırımı — 1992-ci il Bağla
Bize yazin Bağla
ArxivBağla