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Post by Red Rackham on Oct 5, 2024 14:30:51 GMT
Labour has been plunged into chaos over foreign aid, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves facing down a cabinet backlash over a planned £2billion cut. Frontbenchers have demanded Reeves to announce more money for the aid budget and warning about the damage the cuts will cause. It is believed Foreign Secretary David Lammy is one of those pushing for the increase. Despite this, the Chancellor is preparing to let spending on aid fall to 0.5 per cent of gross national income (GNI) after two years when it had been pushed above that level by her Tory predecessor, Jeremy Hunt. The Telegraph reports that ministerial tensions on spending cuts demanded by Reeves are much bigger than the supposed No 10 rifts making headlines, with many taking their complaints directly to Darren Jones, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, this week in face-to-face meetings. Aid organisations, including the UK arm of the charity run by former Labour MP David Miliband, have warned that Reeves’s plans will see the aid budget fall to a 17-year low and are lobbying ministers over the issue. Meanwhile, the health and education departments have reportedly been ordered to find savings of at least £1billion each, despite their secretaries of state vowing no return to austerity. www.gbnews.com/politics/labour-infighting-chaos-reeves-cut-foreign-aid-budgetIn my opinion this is the first thing Reeves has got right. |
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Post by jonksy on Oct 5, 2024 14:57:30 GMT
Labour has been plunged into chaos over foreign aid, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves facing down a cabinet backlash over a planned £2billion cut. Frontbenchers have demanded Reeves to announce more money for the aid budget and warning about the damage the cuts will cause. It is believed Foreign Secretary David Lammy is one of those pushing for the increase. Despite this, the Chancellor is preparing to let spending on aid fall to 0.5 per cent of gross national income (GNI) after two years when it had been pushed above that level by her Tory predecessor, Jeremy Hunt. The Telegraph reports that ministerial tensions on spending cuts demanded by Reeves are much bigger than the supposed No 10 rifts making headlines, with many taking their complaints directly to Darren Jones, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, this week in face-to-face meetings. Aid organisations, including the UK arm of the charity run by former Labour MP David Miliband, have warned that Reeves’s plans will see the aid budget fall to a 17-year low and are lobbying ministers over the issue. Meanwhile, the health and education departments have reportedly been ordered to find savings of at least £1billion each, despite their secretaries of state vowing no return to austerity. www.gbnews.com/politics/labour-infighting-chaos-reeves-cut-foreign-aid-budgetIn my opinion this is the first thing Reeves has got right.She should have cut it by 100% yet another of camerons ill founded legasies... |
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Post by Red Rackham on Oct 5, 2024 15:06:33 GMT
She should have cut it by 100% yet another of camerons ill founded legacies... 100%! You would make a harsh chancellor Jonksy. But I agree it should be drastically cut. Foreign aid is all about greasing palms not helping poor people. It 'should be' the first responsibility of any government to look after it's own people, yet there are huge social problems in this country that are ignored as the government give away £billions to wealthy countries and to countries who hate us. |
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Post by jonksy on Oct 5, 2024 15:10:16 GMT
She should have cut it by 100% yet another of camerons ill founded legacies... 100%! You would make a harsh chancellor Jonksy. But I agree it should be drastically cut. Foreign aid is all about greasing palms not helping poor people. It 'should be' the first responsibility of any government to look after it's own people, yet there are huge social problems in this country that are ignored as the government give away £billions to wealthy countries and to countries who hate us. Like most Countries Red we have a slush fund for countries who are in dire need after say earthquakes and other natural disasters..... |
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Post by Red Rackham on Oct 5, 2024 15:20:40 GMT
Like most Countries Red we have a slush fund for countries who are in dire need after say earthquakes and other natural disasters..... Disaster relief for genuinely poor countries is fair enough, but foreign aid for countries like Pakistan India and China is joke. |
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Post by jonksy on Oct 5, 2024 15:23:57 GMT
Like most Countries Red we have a slush fund for countries who are in dire need after say earthquakes and other natural disasters..... Disaster relief for genuinely poor countries is fair enough, but foreign aid for countries like Pakistan India and China is joke. We even give money to the Chinese Red....
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Post by Pacifico on Oct 5, 2024 17:11:00 GMT
Aid organisations, including the UK arm of the charity run by former Labour MP David Miliband, have warned that Reeves’s plans will see the aid budget fall to a 17-year low and are lobbying ministers over the issue. David Miliband begging for money - last year he took home over $1 Million in salary. Charity is good work if you can get it. |
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Post by Handyman on Oct 5, 2024 18:27:54 GMT
Charity begins at Home IMHO
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Post by jonksy on Oct 5, 2024 18:31:16 GMT
Charity begins at Home IMHO It's a total piss take Handy the UK are giving other countries who are richer than us these massive hand outs whilst many of our Veterans have to make do with a shop doorway.... |
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Post by Orac on Oct 6, 2024 10:36:05 GMT
Charity begins at Home IMHO if you are well positioned, you can buy several homes with it. |
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