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Boris Johnson’s government has been condemned by the UN’s top humanitarian affairs official for slashing aid to Yemen, saying it was a move to “balance the books on the backs of the starving people of Yemen”.
Mark Lowcock, a former permanent secretary at Britain’s Department for International Development, said the decision would damage Britain’s global influence, calling it “an act of medium and longer-term self-harm, and all for saving what is actually – in the great scheme of things at the moment – a relatively small amount of money”.
Meanwhile, the prime minister has claimed the UK was “bound to” have issues with the EU in the early stages after Brexit, amid difficulties over the arrangements in Northern Ireland. A report released on Monday also found that the UK lost market share in the United States, Germany and China because of the country’s departure from the bloc.
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Tom Batchelor8 March 2021 07:59
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