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'this has to change'

Slash huge foreign aid budget by £10billion to increase spending on UK public services, Ukip demand

The party called for law forcing Britain to spend 0.7 per cent of economic output on overseas aid to be scrapped

Department for international development

BRITAIN’s mammoth overseas aid budget should be slashed to just £2.5 billion – Ukip claimed tonight.

In a policy paper, the party said too much of the current £12 billion budget wasn’t being spent on development – but was being used to “fund political advocacy”.

Ukip have called for Britain's foreign aid budget to slashed by £10 billion
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Ukip have called for Britain's foreign aid budget to slashed by £10 billionCredit: Alamy

Ukip added that scrapping the law forcing the UK to pay 0.7 per cent of economic output in aid would free up billions for public services here.

Ukip Foreign Aid spokeswoman Lisa Duffy said spending £2.5 billion would still enable the UK to play its part in emergency relief and contribute to fighting disease.

The party's foreign aid spokeswoman Lisa Duffy said reducing the overseas budget to £2.5 billion would still enable the UK to contribute to emergency relief abroad
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The party's foreign aid spokeswoman Lisa Duffy said reducing the overseas budget to £2.5 billion would still enable the UK to contribute to emergency relief abroadCredit: INternet
The party, led by Paul Nuttall, would like to scrap the law forcing the UK to spend 0.7 per cent of its economic out put on foreign aid
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 The party, led by Paul Nuttall, would like to scrap the law forcing the UK to spend 0.7 per cent of its economic out put on foreign aidCredit: PA:Press Association
She said: “For too long our government has prioritised ineffective aid spending over its basic obligations to British citizens.
"This has to change.”

A DFID spokesman said: “The UK aid budget invests in our security and prosperity and is a key part of Global Britain’s international leadership as we leave the EU.
“All DFID programmes and partners are subject to rigorous checks and scrutiny to ensure we reach the world’s poorest and most vulnerable, while also achieving the best value for UK taxpayers.”

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