Government spending of foreign aid in the UK challenged by MPs

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick, development minister Andrew Mitchell and chief secretary to the treasury John Glen were all summoned to a committee hearing today on the government’s use of the foreign aid budget in the UK.

Chair of the international development committee Sarah Champion outlined: “Almost a pound of every £10 of the aid bucket was actually spent in this country in 2021”.

Conservative MP David Mundell added: “I feel that the most significant criticism of what has happened is the covert nature of it”.