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Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme

Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme

07.02.2026 14:46 | The Guardian World

UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost livesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after cutting funding to the UN World Food Programme by a third while pledging to tackle “suffering and starvation”.The reduction in UK funding to the World Food Programme (WFP) from $610m (£448m) in 2024 to $435m last year is part of a wider reduction in aid spending that campaigners say is putting lives at risk. Continue reading...

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