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Conservatives to set out plan for 47bn of cuts to public spending

The Conservatives propose cutting welfare, overseas aid, environmental subsidies and civil service posts to save £47bn over five years.

John Major criticizes cuts to overseas aid as shortsighted and links the actions of Trump and Xi Jinping as destabilizing to global peace.

‘Almost a quarter of the overseas aid budget will be spent on asylum accommodation in the UK next year while overall spending suffers dramatic cuts.’

UK politics

The UK government's cuts in education and gender-focused overseas aid are alarming for future female empowerment.

The UK aid budget reduction to 0.3% is deemed a new normal by development minister Jenny Chapman.

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