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Britain previously adhered to an international agreement to contribute 0.7 per cent of gross domestic product to overseas aid. Getty Images
Britain previously adhered to an international agreement to contribute 0.7 per cent of gross domestic product to overseas aid. Getty Images
‘Brutal, dark and horrible’: foreign aid cuts will blight Britain while a generation overseas suffers
Opposition MP Sarah Champion says 'short-sighted' policy will damage UK's reputation