Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown

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The 0.7% aid spending target was a key commitment of the Labour government under Gordon Brown, and its restoration would mark a significant shift in the UK's approach to international development. The target, which was also adopted by the Conservative-led coalition government in 2013, was later scrapped in 2020 due to economic pressures. Reinstating the target would be seen as an effort to reestablish the UK's reputation as a leader in global development and poverty reduction.

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Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown

Thinktank urges prospective prime minister to reclaim UK’s role as an international leader on development Influential backbenchers are calling on Andy Burnham to reclaim Labour’s leadership on international development and chart a course back to spending 0.7% of national income on overseas aid. In a collection of essays to be published soon by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) thinktank, MPs lay out proposals for a …