LONDON — On Thursday, the U.K. government quietly released a letter describing the extent of the cuts the aid sector knew were coming.
“We have identified a £2.9bn [$3.7 billion] package of reductions in the Government’s planned ODA spend so we can proceed prudently for the remainder of 2020,” wrote Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is set to lead the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office when it opens in September.