A planned review of United Kingdom international development work will explore further integration with foreign affairs policy rather than the greater independence Labour hinted at before it won power.
As revealed last month, the former Columbia University President Minouche Shafik will conduct the inquiry into whether aid delivery by the merged Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is fit for purpose, after scathing criticism.
Before winning July’s general election, Labour promised “a new model” for development, possibly an “agency” within FCDO — with operational independence — as an alternative to restoring a separate aid department.