The UK is cutting aid to its lowest share of income since 1999
Britain's aid spending is set to fall to 0.3% of national income by 2027 to pay for defence. Aid to Africa falls by more than half, and polio funding ends.
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UK MPs shut the door on Black Rod. Speakers say it isn't defiance
MPs shut the door on Black Rod at the State Opening. Most read it as defiance, but Speakers have ruled it lets the Commons establish who is knocking.
Miliband was tipped for chancellor. He got the Foreign Office.
Ed Miliband was tipped to replace Rachel Reeves as chancellor under Andy Burnham. He was made foreign secretary instead, succeeding Yvette Cooper.
No new UK cost of living payment, and where help comes from
The DWP plans no more Cost of Living Payments. English councils now run Crisis Payments, and Winter Fuel Payment is worth up to £300 for 2026 to 2027.
Rupert Lowe won't say if King Charles is a 'white Briton'
Pressed on BBC radio, Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe would not say whether King Charles is a white Briton, as his party wins a Tory convert.