Foreign Office minister resigns as Sunak cuts aid budget

Lady Sugg hands in resignation after overseas aid cut by a third‘We made a promise’: fallout from UK’s cut in overseas aid remains to be seenBoris Johnson was struggling to contain a Conservative revolt as a Foreign Office minister resigned after the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced he was breaking a manifesto promise by cutting the overseas aid budget by a third and ending the Tory commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income on aid.Lady Sugg, whose brief includes sustainable development, submitted her resignation to Johnson in protest against the cut. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/nov/25/uk-foreign-aid-budget-cut-chancellor-announces #foreign_policy #global_development #aid #politics #rishi_sunak #conservatives #society #uk_news #foreign,_commonwealth_and_development_office