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and i mean, nick, i�*ve never heard of anneliese dodds.t into office is that foreign aid? i thought it was going to help starving african kids and stuff like that. >> no. >> no. >> no, no, it's all going to >> no, no, it�*s all going to like gender clinics. and, you. >> know, morocco, it's moroccan pottery classes. yeah. no. which she was worried about. there's some argument obviously not in the absurd examples, but there's some argument about soft power. she's worried about china's she�*s worried about china�*s global influence. she's like, we need our soft power. the problem is, we're in a world of hard power now. we're entering this world, which is land wars in europe. 50, you know, this is symbolic of that. you take the money from foreign aid, which is kind of largely nonsense. you give it to actual military spending. yeah. it�*s incredible spending. yeah. it's incredible to me. this is the thing you resign over, like, you know nothing to do with the british people. i think finally. hang on. we're not giving useless money to loads of f

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the minister for overseas development, development, anneliese dodds, has resigned over sir keir starmer'suce the international aid budget and use it to boost defence spending to 2.5% of gdp. or miss dodds says she disagrees with how it's she disagrees with how it�*s being funded, suggesting in her resignation letter there ought to be a debate about tax and borrowing instead. but rachel reeves has backed the prime minister�*s decision. >> the decision to spend confirmed the rare minerals deal confirmed the rare minerals deal, which ukraine hoped would provide security guarantees, has not been signed, and trump has since posted on social media that zelenskyy is not ready for peace. but he can come back when he is. and the kremlin has simply described the meeting as historic. the chancellor says it's disappointing to lose a good colleague over cuts to the foreign aid budget, but she supported the increase to uk defence spending. the minister for overseas development, development, anneliese dodds, has resigned over sir keir starmer's decision to reduce the international aid budget and use it

the minister for overseas development, anneliese dodds, has resigned after the prime minister made theeign aid budget. the money will be used to boost defence spending to 2.5% of gdp instead. in a resignation letter, miss dodds said the cuts would remove food and healthcare from desperate people, deeply harming the uk�*s reputation. greek police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators. earlier, demonstrators who were throwing petrol bombs as mass protests to mark the second anniversary of the country�*s worst rail the country's worst rail disaster were marred by violence. dozens of hooded protesters clashed with security forces as they attempted to storm the barricades in front of parliament in central athens. hundreds of thousands of people have been taking part in country wide demonstrations demanding justice for the crash. that left 57 people dead and dozens more injured. now, an inquiry concluded on thursday. the collision was caused by human error, poor maintenance and inadequate staffing, and that the safety gaps that caused the crash have not yet been filled. and pope francis,

anneliese dodds.pment minister has resigned over sir keir starmer's decision to slash the international aid budget. earlier this week. >> the prime minister. revealed overseas aid. >> would be. >> would be. >> cut by 0.2% to raise defence funding from 2.3 to 2.5% of gdp. while in a resignation letter. miss dodds said while i disagree with the decision, i continue to support the government and its determination to deliver the change our country needs. the deputy prime minister, angela rayner, says she's disappointed to hear the news. >> i�*m really sorry. >> i'm really sorry. >> i'm really sorry. >> to hear. >> to hear. >> if. >> if. >> anneliese has resigned. i�*ve beenin >> anneliese has resigned. i�*ve been in the convention. >> of the north. >> of the north. >> conference but. >> conference but. >> it is really difficult decision. >> that was made. but it was absolutely. >> right that the prime minister and. >> the cabinet. >> the cabinet. >> endorsed the prime. >> endorsed the prime. >> minister�*

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