Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme
UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost livesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after cutting funding to the World Food Programme by a third while pledging to tackle “suffering and...
<p>UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost lives</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/07/keir-starmer-labour-leader-peter-mandelson-latest-news-uk-politics-updates-epstein">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Keir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after cutting funding to the World Food Programme by a third while pledging to tackle “suffering and starvation”.</p><p>The reduction of UK funding to the World Food Programme (WFP) from $610m (£448m) in 2024 to $435m last year is part of a wider reduction in aid spending that campaigners said was putting lives at risk.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/07/starmer-accused-of-hypocrisy-over-sharp-cuts-to-world-food-programme">Continue reading...</a>
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