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UK minister resigns over overseas aid cut

UK international development minister Anneliese Dodds.

UK international development minister Anneliese Dodds Friday said she was resigning from the Labour government over cuts to overseas aid ordered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to boost defence spending.

"Ultimately these cuts will remove food and healthcare from desperate people," Dodds said in a letter to Starmer posted on X.

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