The prime minister has announced a brutal 40% cut to the UK aid budget, in the wake of Donald Trump’s calls for increased military spending.
It's a wrong-headed move that represents a retreat from Britain paying its fair share towards the fight against global poverty.
Keir Starmer has said the cuts are necessary. But they’re a political choice, not an economic necessity.
Even a 2% tax on extreme wealth in the UK could raise up to £24 billion every year. Cutting aid instead is a betrayal of the poorest people on the planet.
Join our call on the prime minister to reverse the cuts to the aid budget and tax extreme wealth instead.
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