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UK is not abandoning international aid, defence secretary says – Metro US

UK is not abandoning international aid, defence secretary says

Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace arrives for a cabinet meeting,
Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace arrives for a cabinet meeting, in London

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is not abandoning its commitment to providing international aid amid media reports its budget will be cut drastically, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday.

“It doesn’t mean to say we are abandoning the battlefield of international aid, we’re still one of the most generous givers of international aid,” Wallace told Sky News.

(Reporting by Kate Holton, writing by Andy Bruce)