UK aid cut a boon to Myanmar’s junta, says Burma Campaign UK

Burma Campaign UK released a statement on 25 February in response to the announcement of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to cut the United Kingdom’s official international assistance.

The text of the Burma Campaign YJ statement continues below. 

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to reduce UK aid from 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI) to 0.3% is indefensible and will cost lives, Burma Campaign UK said today.