According to the government's own analysis, Labour's significant cuts to foreign aid are expected to negatively impact children's education and raise the risks of illness and death in several African nations. Earlier this year, Keir Starmer confirmed plans to lower the aid budget from 0.5% to 0.3% of the UK's national income, in order to allocate more resources to defence. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) released an “equality impact assessment” of the