Bond reacts to Prime Minister’s announcement ahead of CHOGM summit
Ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) taking place this week, the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, published an…
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UK set to miss UK aid budget spending target by £320mn
The UK remains on track to miss its UK aid spending target of 0.3% of GNI by 2027, following a…
Bond reacts to Foreign Secretary’s calls for global financial reform at IMF-World Bank Annuals
Today, 14th October 2026, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has called for urgent reform to a global financial system that…
Bond reacts to Conservatives’ proposal to slash UK aid budget to £1 billion
Responding to news that the Conservatives would shrink the UK aid budget to just £1 billion a year to fund…
Bond reacts to Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband’s speech at Labour Party Conference
In response to the Foreign Secretary’s speech at Labour Party Conference, Romilly Greenhill, CEO of Bond, the UK network for…
As UK aid fell by almost £1bn in 2025, bilateral funding for least-developed countries fell while increasing to middle-income countries
Today, 17th September 2026, the FCDO has published final figures on its UK ODA budget spend for 2025: revealing that…
Bond welcomes Minister McNeill’s commitment to ambitious development agenda at International Development Committee session
On Tuesday 15th September, the UK Minister for Development and Africa, Kirsty McNeill MP, gave evidence to the cross-party International…
Bond reacts to Ed Miliband’s ban on trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank
Today, 8 September 2026, UK Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, made a statement to the House of Commons on Israel and…
Bond statement on World Humanitarian Day
On World Humanitarian Day, Bond, the UK network for organisations working in international development, is calling on the UK government…