Charities’ fury at Starmer for raiding aid budget to tackle migration crisis

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Former ministers and charities have hit out at Sir Keir Starmer for raiding the UK aid budget to crack down on illegal migration from Bangladesh rather than use the cash to help deal with humanitarian crises.

Charities’ fury at Starmer for raiding aid budget to tackle migration crisis

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