The world has changed, its time for a radical Labour rethink on the economy | Heather Stewart

With Trump’s true intentions clear, new thinking is needed to fund UK defence, be it fully seizing Russian assets or reversing Hunt’s NI cutsPrincipled political resignations are rare at Westminster, so Annaliese Dodds’s departure on Friday, over Labour’s cuts in aid to fund defence spending, was a significant moment.In her powerful resignation letter, Dodds rightly highlighted the heavy costs of the cuts for some of the world’s poorest people, compounding the damage caused by the Trump administration shuttering US aid projects. Continue reading...

Mar 2, 2025 - 03:15
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The world has changed, its time for a radical Labour rethink on the economy | Heather Stewart

With Trump’s true intentions clear, new thinking is needed to fund UK defence, be it fully seizing Russian assets or reversing Hunt’s NI cuts

Principled political resignations are rare at Westminster, so Annaliese Dodds’s departure on Friday, over Labour’s cuts in aid to fund defence spending, was a significant moment.

In her powerful resignation letter, Dodds rightly highlighted the heavy costs of the cuts for some of the world’s poorest people, compounding the damage caused by the Trump administration shuttering US aid projects. Continue reading...

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