Bond reacts to UK government licence to transfer £2.5bn to humanitarian causes in Ukraine
Today, Wednesday 17th December, the UK government has confirmed it will formally issue instructions to transfer £2.5 billion from Roman…
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Bond warns of impact of FCDO staffing cuts on UK aid following Committee sessions
Yesterday, Tuesday 9th December 2025, senior civil servants at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) were questioned by both…
Bond reacts to announcement of UK-hosted Illicit Finance Summit in June 2026
Today, Monday 8th December, the UK government Justice Secretary, David Lammy MP, formally announced that the UK will host a major international…
Bond warns of impact of FCDO staffing cuts on UK aid
Following news that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will reduce its workforce by 25%, Bond, the UK network…
Bond reacts to Reform UK proposals to cut the UK aid budget by 90 per cent to £1 billion
Today, Tuesday 18th November, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has declared that the Chancellor should slash the UK aid budget by…
Bond reaction to UK government’s pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Today, Tuesday 11 November, the UK government has announced its pledge of £850 million to the Global Fund to fight…
Bond reaction to IDC report on FCDO’s approach to Value for Money in ODA
Today, Wednesday 29th October 2025, a new report from the International Development Committee (IDC) into the FCDO’s approach to value…
Bond calls for end to Home Office use of UK aid budget on in-country asylum support
Yesterday’s report from the Home Affairs Committee into the UK Home Office’s management of asylum accommodation found that billions of taxpayer money…
Bond reaction to new UK aid spending transparency report
Today, Thursday 23rd October, a new assessment from Publish What You Fund finds that, while transparency of aid spending across UK government departments…