Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown
Thinktank urges prospective prime minister to reclaim UK’s role as an international leader on development Influential backbenchers are calling on Andy Burnham to reclaim Labour’s leadership on international development and chart a course back to spending 0.7% of national income on overseas aid. In a collection of essays to be published soon by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) thinktank, MPs lay out proposals for a Burnham-led government to rethink foreign policy. Continue reading...
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The New Economics Foundation publication suggests a 10-year road back to meeting the goal of spending 0.7% of GDP on aid and development. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAView image in fullscreenThe New Economics Foundation publication suggests a 10-year road back to meeting the goal of spending 0.7% of GDP on aid and development. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAAidLabour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by BrownThinktank urges prospective prime minister to reclaim UK’s role as an international leader on developmentSupported byAbout this contentHeather Stewart Economics editor Sat 11 Jul 2026 02.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 11 Jul 2026 02.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleInfluential backbenchers are calling on Andy Burnham to reclaim Labour’s leadership on…
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