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Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme

todayFebruary 7, 2026

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UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost lives

Keir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after cutting funding to the UN World Food Programme by a third while pledging to tackle “suffering and starvation”.

The reduction in 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 say is putting lives at risk.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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