Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme

2026-02-07 - 13:05

UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost lives UK politics live – latest updates 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”. 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. Continue reading...