UK minister resigns over overseas aid cut

[Bangkok Post] - 02/28/2025

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



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