Replacing one female Brexiteer with another is an elegant solution, but the new International Development Secretary brings experience to the role too.
Francis Maude was responsible for a huge achievement in slimming down the numbers in Whitehall. His legacy is under threat.
Cameron’s insistence on binding Britain to the OECD has undermined not just May’s vision for overseas development, but his own.
Conservatives Friends of Bangladesh plays an important part in strengthening economic, cultural and political ties.
40 million people are currently in urgent need of food assistance. The G7 summit at the end of May has an opportunity to act.
The Prime Minister spoke for many when she said that “we should all be proud of the help and support we are giving to people around the world”.
She argues that overseas aid is a prime example of how a united, global Britain is a force for good.
Theresa May addresses the Department for International Development ahead of the Scottish Parliament’s upcoming vote on a second independence referendum.
If ever a small community deserve a change of fortune, it is the residents of the island, and I will continue to play a small part in making life uncomfortable for those who let them down.
Unless we sort out the problems right now, then I fear it is a battle I will lose.
Even if she wanted to, she couldn’t reduce her department’s budget without a change in the law.
A new report, and an event tomorrow, highlight the plight of people throughout the world persecuted for practising their faith – especially by extremist Islamist groups.
Aid reform based on ‘efficiency’ is a smokescreen. So a different narrative and approach is needed.
Value for money invites a brutal battle with the industry and may rub voters up the wrong way. What about fairness for recipients?
Our commitment to overseas development is under constant political pressure, but it enhances British soft power around the world.