‘Sweat the asset’: new development minister plots path to make UK aid count
Development minister Kirsty McNeill reaffirms Labour's 0.7% of GDP aid pledge, promising value for money to address voter concerns.
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Development minister Kirsty McNeill reaffirms Labour's 0.7% of GDP aid pledge and promises to build new 'agile partnerships' to work on development challenges.
The development minister, Kirsty McNeill, is promising to make the most of the UK's aid money to help people and save lives, and to work with other countries to solve big problems like hunger and climate change.
Analysis
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Key points
- Kirsty McNeill is the development minister for the UK
- She reaffirmed Labour's 0.7% of GDP aid pledge
- She promised to build new 'agile partnerships' to work on development challenges
- She emphasized the importance of focusing on 'five securities'
- She mentioned the FCDO's role in global cooperation and security issues
If the government can effectively use the aid money, it can make a big difference in helping people and solving important problems.
If the government can't use the aid money effectively, it could waste the money and not help as many people as it could.
