Politics

There is still much to be decided about the cuts to UK aid and the reshaping of the UK ODA programme over the coming months. Here are four key questions that need to be answered in the coming months.

While we recognise the challenging political context, last week’s G7 Summit is far from what global civil society expects from the world’s richest countries at this critical time.

The UK government has repeatedly signalled its intention to recognise Palestine as a state. However, the question remains: what is stopping it from acting on this commitment? New blog from Dr. Afaf Jabiri.

Following the announcement of the Comprehensive Spending Review by the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, we look at the implications for the aid cuts, in donor refugee costs and the current lack of any impact assessments on what damage these cuts will do.

The decisions announced yesterday by the Chancellor on how the ODA cuts will be introduced have deepened concerns about the devastating impacts these cuts will have. What did the Chancellor announce and what does it mean for UK aid ambitions?

The UK government faces a decision whether to pursue an approach that limits damage to lives, livelihoods and the UK’s development ambitions as much as possible, or to once again puts these considerations aside. What approach to implementing these cuts will help to limit their negative impacts while maximising the UK’s development ambitions?

On 6 January, we welcomed MPs back to parliament by holding a reception for new and existing parliamentarian development champions. Here is a run down of what happened from our public affairs adviser Eden Kulig.

Our Government Relations and Public Affairs Manager, Paul Abernethy, takes us through the year in UK politics, looking at the general election, the Bond Manifesto and the budget, before looking ahead to next year and what we can expect from parliament.

Over conference season, we met with political supporters, supported our members advocacy efforts, and ensured international development remained a key topic at the conferences. Here are some key takeaways.