The international development charity Christian Aid says it welcomes the stance taken by Development Minister Anneliese Dodds over the Prime Minister's decision to raid the aid budget to help pay for increased UK defence spending.
Patrick Watt, Christian Aid CEO, said: “Christian Aid welcomes the strong stand that the now former Development Minister Anneliese Dodds has taken today against this week’s brutal aid cuts.
"Dodds has rightly recognised that these cuts will remove food and healthcare from desperate people, will likely lead to a total pull out from many of the world’s poorest countries, and will deeply harm the UK’s reputation and influence globally.
"We thank Anneliese Dodds for her hard work and commitment in this brief and for the stance she has taken today and we look forward to working with her on the backbenches.”
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