Britain’s Labour Party will launch a “thorough review” of U.K. aid spending on “day one” of taking power if they win the next general election, according to Preet Gill, shadow international development secretary.
But Labour would “have to consider what the fiscal situation is [when] entering into government” before setting out the pathway back to a 0.7% gross national income aid budget, and how much aid will go up by each year, she added.
“On the basis of that review, we will set out over a course of Parliament, a pathway back to 0.7%,” said Gill. She denied this meant there would be no return to 0.7% for five years — the length of a parliamentary term.
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Will Worley is the Climate Correspondent for Devex, covering the intersection of development and climate change. He previously worked as UK Correspondent, reporting on the FCDO and British aid policy during a time of seismic reforms. Will’s extensive reporting on the UK aid cuts saw him shortlisted for ‘Specialist Journalist of the Year’ in 2021 by the British Journalism Awards. He can be reached at william.worley@devex.com.
