{"id":24050,"date":"2025-02-28T12:29:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/international-development-minister-anneliese-dodds-quits-over-aid-cuts\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T12:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:29:27","slug":"international-development-minister-anneliese-dodds-quits-over-aid-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/international-development-minister-anneliese-dodds-quits-over-aid-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"International Development minister Anneliese Dodds quits over aid cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"main-content\">\n<article xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 EXUng\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9e8c\/live\/9a2d5e20-f5cd-11ef-85ee-0589f92b739a.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9e8c\/live\/9a2d5e20-f5cd-11ef-85ee-0589f92b739a.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9e8c\/live\/9a2d5e20-f5cd-11ef-85ee-0589f92b739a.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/9e8c\/live\/9a2d5e20-f5cd-11ef-85ee-0589f92b739a.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9e8c\/live\/9a2d5e20-f5cd-11ef-85ee-0589f92b739a.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/9e8c\/live\/9a2d5e20-f5cd-11ef-85ee-0589f92b739a.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/9e8c\/live\/9a2d5e20-f5cd-11ef-85ee-0589f92b739a.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9e8c\/live\/9a2d5e20-f5cd-11ef-85ee-0589f92b739a.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"PA Media Anneliese Dodds\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 hesJxn\">PA Media<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds has resigned over the prime minister&#8217;s cuts to the aid budget.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Earlier this week, Sir Keir Starmer announced funding would be reduced from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% in 2027 in order to fund an increase in defence spending. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Defending the move, the prime minister said it was &#8220;not a decision I wanted to make&#8221; but added there was &#8220;no driver of migration and poverty like conflict&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cpv44982jlgo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PA Media International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds has resigned over the prime minister&#8217;s cuts to the aid budget. Earlier this week, Sir Keir Starmer announced funding would be reduced from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% in 2027 in order to fund an increase in defence spending. 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