Baroness Chapman of Darlington is the new International Development Secretary (Image: The Gazette)
Baroness Chapman of Darlington has been appointed the new minister for international development following the resignation of Anneliese Dodds, Downing Street said. Ms Dodds quit the role over the Government’s decision to cut overseas aid to fund a boost to defence spending.
In her resignation letter to Sir Keir Starmer, Ms Dodds said she knew there were no “easy paths” to increase defence spending, but that she disagreed with the decision for aid to “absorb the entire burden”. Lady Chapman, her replacement as international development minister, is seen as a long-term ally of the Prime Minister.
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Sponsored
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Hong Kong 太阳能板：了解安装费用是多少（查看价格）太阳能板 | 搜寻广告 了解更多
Undo
DON'T MISS
Powered by
Keir Starmer's defence spending pledge unravels as No 10 refuses to answer one question
683 Comments
Map shows the countries UK is sending millions in aid to - full list
570 Comments
‘Tone deaf and weak!' Keir Starmer's defence announcement condemned from all sides
549 Comments
Starmer can achieve much in his meeting with Trump, if he keeps a cool head
21 Comments
Eamonn Holmes loses it with BBC live on GB News as he rants 'we can't!'
2 Comments
Reform MP demands Keir Starmer go far further on foreign aid - 'scrap the lot'
109 Comments
Donald Trump sends warning shot to Europe over Ukraine hours before Keir Starmer meeting
249 Comments
Special relationship between US and UK explained and why Starmer may have just ruined it
88 Comments
Defence Secretary skewered on BBC Breakfast as Sally Nugent says ‘disappointed'
3 Comments
‘Patronising!' Kemi Badenoch slams Keir Starmer in bitter PMQs punching match
55 Comments
Bus passes, NHS, state pension triple lock - as Keir Starmer slashes aid, nothing is safe
485 Comments
'Keir Starmer must set firm timetable for when he will increase defence spending'
55 Comments
Keir Starmer must play his Brexit ace card in showdown with Donald Trump
110 Comments
Brexit boost for Britain as Donald Trump targets EU with massive 25% tariffs
672 Comments
狗狗不肯让宝宝一个人睡——父母知道原因后，立刻报警了有趣事实
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Labour minister Anneliese Dodds quits in massive blow for Keir Starmer
1040 Comments
Ed Miliband leads Labour revolt over Keir Starmer's overseas aid cut
244 Comments
Vplus 专才进修资助 资助高达60% 上限HK$45,000 / HK$36,000Vplus 辨事处 了解更多
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
David Lammy humiliated by Keir Starmer over foreign aid weeks after Trump attack
150 Comments
Keir Starmer attacked by Labour MP over aid cut in fiery PMQs clash
68 Comments
Remember Tiger Woods Ex wife Try Not To Smile When You See Her NowBeach Raider
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Trump tipped to deliver blunt three-word put-down on Starmer's defence budget plans
471 Comments
Keir Starmer's one move could 'destroy our economy', Kemi Badenoch warns
88 Comments
Harry Potter Actress Stuns Fans With Grown-up PicsThe Noodle Box
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Keir Starmer's defence spending pledge unravels as No 10 refuses to answer one question
683 Comments
Map shows the countries UK is sending millions in aid to - full list
570 Comments
男孩以为自己救了狗，得知真相後脸色惨白Daily-Tales.com 阅读更多
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
‘Tone deaf and weak!' Keir Starmer's defence announcement condemned from all sides
549 Comments
Starmer can achieve much in his meeting with Trump, if he keeps a cool head
21 Comments
Take a Look Inside The Mansion Where Tom Selleck's Lives AloneFavour Lifestyle
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Eamonn Holmes loses it with BBC live on GB News as he rants 'we can't!'
2 Comments
Reform MP demands Keir Starmer go far further on foreign aid - 'scrap the lot'
109 Comments
Pierce Brosnan's Wife Lost 120 Pounds - This Is Her Now5minstory.com
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Donald Trump sends warning shot to Europe over Ukraine hours before Keir Starmer meeting
249 Comments
Special relationship between US and UK explained and why Starmer may have just ruined it
88 Comments
The 20 Most Educated Actors And The Degrees They HoldHouse Jogger
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Defence Secretary skewered on BBC Breakfast as Sally Nugent says ‘disappointed'
3 Comments
‘Patronising!' Kemi Badenoch slams Keir Starmer in bitter PMQs punching match
55 Comments
沙田-2025 的豪华老人住宅公寓价格惊人便宜老年公寓 | 搜寻广告 立即搜索
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Bus passes, NHS, state pension triple lock - as Keir Starmer slashes aid, nothing is safe
485 Comments
'Keir Starmer must set firm timetable for when he will increase defence spending'
55 Comments
请不要吃以下的7种食物！它们是会致癌的Health 24/7
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Keir Starmer must play his Brexit ace card in showdown with Donald Trump
110 Comments
Brexit boost for Britain as Donald Trump targets EU with massive 25% tariffs
672 Comments
Labour minister Anneliese Dodds quits in massive blow for Keir Starmer
1040 Comments
Ed Miliband leads Labour revolt over Keir Starmer's overseas aid cut
244 Comments
David Lammy humiliated by Keir Starmer over foreign aid weeks after Trump attack
150 Comments
Keir Starmer attacked by Labour MP over aid cut in fiery PMQs clash
68 Comments
Trump tipped to deliver blunt three-word put-down on Starmer's defence budget plans
471 Comments
Keir Starmer's one move could 'destroy our economy', Kemi Badenoch warns
88 Comments
Keir Starmer's defence spending pledge unravels as No 10 refuses to answer one question
683 Comments
Map shows the countries UK is sending millions in aid to - full list
570 Comments
‘Tone deaf and weak!' Keir Starmer's defence announcement condemned from all sides
549 Comments
Starmer can achieve much in his meeting with Trump, if he keeps a cool head
21 Comments
Eamonn Holmes loses it with BBC live on GB News as he rants 'we can't!'
2 Comments
Reform MP demands Keir Starmer go far further on foreign aid - 'scrap the lot'
109 Comments
Donald Trump sends warning shot to Europe over Ukraine hours before Keir Starmer meeting
249 Comments
Don't miss...
Donald Trump throws President Zelensky out of White House and ends talks [LATEST]
Rachel Reeves told she could cost Labour the next election [LATEST]
Full list of councils receiving emergency funding after bankruptcy warning [LATEST]
Fury as record 'wave' of Channel crossings mean more asylum seekers in hotels [LATEST]
The Labour peer, a former MP for Darlington, served as Sir Keir’s political secretary between 2020 and 2021.
She also served as a shadow Cabinet Office minister when Labour was in opposition.
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister announced that defence spending will be increasing to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, with a view to it hitting 3% in the next parliament.
Sponsored
Rebang 360世上不花钱的7味「长寿药」，90%都不知道，就算佔1个也很好
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
But to fund it, development assistance aid will be slashed from its current level of 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% in 2027.
Ms Dodds warned that the move would affect the UK’s support for Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine and could lead to the UK being shut out of multilateral bodies.
Don't miss...
Keir Starmer accused of treating British taxpayers 'like children' over Chagos [LATEST]
Ed Miliband leads Labour revolt over Keir Starmer's overseas aid cut [LATEST]
Keir Starmer to warn Trump that Putin could 'try again' with new Ukraine war [LATEST]
Disgraced MP Mike Amesbury has assault prison sentence suspended on appeal [LATEST]
Trending
SUBSCRIBE Invalid email
We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy
The Labour MP for Oxford East posted on X, formerly Twitter: “It is with sadness that I have had to tender my resignation as Minister for International Development and for Women and Equalities.
“While I disagree with the ODA (Overseas Development Assistance) decision, I continue to support the Government and its determination to deliver the change our country needs.”
In his letter to Ms Dodds on Friday afternoon, the Prime Minister said: “The decision I have taken on the impact on ODA was a difficult and painful decision and not one I take lightly. We will do everything we can to return to a world where that is not the case and to rebuild a capability on development.
“However, protecting our national security must always be the first duty of any government and I will always act in the best interests of the British people.”
Ms Dodds had said that she had waited to resign until after Sir Keir’s trip to Washington to meet US president Donald Trump, who has been pressuring Europe to increase defence spending.
She wrote: “Undoubtedly, the post-war global order has come crashing down.
“I believe that we must increase spending on defence as a result; and know that there are no easy paths to doing so.
“I stood ready to work with you to deliver that increased spending, knowing some might well have had to come from ODA.”
She said she had expected there would also be discussions about reaching the spending target through looking at fiscal rules and taxation.
Rachel Reeves defended the decision to cut aid spending in order to boost defence.
“Anneliese is a friend and has been a good colleague and it is disappointing to lose a colleague,” she said.
But the Chancellor added: “The decision to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence is the right decision. The world has changed, we can see that all around us in Europe and beyond.
“We have to uplift what we spend on defence and we have funded that by reducing the international aid budget.
“That is the right decision in the circumstances we face today as a nation and that is why Keir Starmer made that announcement on Tuesday this week.”
The Chancellor would not be drawn into revealing how the Government would pay for a future hike in defence spending.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she backed Sir Keir on his decision after Ms Dodds’s resignation.
DON'T MISS
Powered by
Keir Starmer's defence spending pledge unravels as No 10 refuses to answer one question
683 Comments
Map shows the countries UK is sending millions in aid to - full list
570 Comments
‘Tone deaf and weak!' Keir Starmer's defence announcement condemned from all sides
549 Comments
Starmer can achieve much in his meeting with Trump, if he keeps a cool head
21 Comments
Eamonn Holmes loses it with BBC live on GB News as he rants 'we can't!'
2 Comments
Reform MP demands Keir Starmer go far further on foreign aid - 'scrap the lot'
109 Comments
Donald Trump sends warning shot to Europe over Ukraine hours before Keir Starmer meeting
249 Comments
Special relationship between US and UK explained and why Starmer may have just ruined it
88 Comments
Defence Secretary skewered on BBC Breakfast as Sally Nugent says ‘disappointed'
3 Comments
‘Patronising!' Kemi Badenoch slams Keir Starmer in bitter PMQs punching match
55 Comments
Bus passes, NHS, state pension triple lock - as Keir Starmer slashes aid, nothing is safe
485 Comments
'Keir Starmer must set firm timetable for when he will increase defence spending'
55 Comments
Keir Starmer must play his Brexit ace card in showdown with Donald Trump
110 Comments
Brexit boost for Britain as Donald Trump targets EU with massive 25% tariffs
672 Comments
She Was The Most Beautiful Woman In The 90sWillIBeHappy.com
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Labour minister Anneliese Dodds quits in massive blow for Keir Starmer
1040 Comments
Ed Miliband leads Labour revolt over Keir Starmer's overseas aid cut
244 Comments
Danniella Westbrook Is Now Unrecognizable After Her Recent TransformationTrue Edition
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
David Lammy humiliated by Keir Starmer over foreign aid weeks after Trump attack
150 Comments
Keir Starmer attacked by Labour MP over aid cut in fiery PMQs clash
68 Comments
色斑除过头吓一跳！48岁女性只涂1个月就激变YUKINOUE 了解更多
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Trump tipped to deliver blunt three-word put-down on Starmer's defence budget plans
471 Comments
Keir Starmer's one move could 'destroy our economy', Kemi Badenoch warns
88 Comments
SHAPE Design Top-up Degrees 培育创意无限设计人才SHAPE 才晋高等教育学院 立即申请
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Keir Starmer's defence spending pledge unravels as No 10 refuses to answer one question
683 Comments
Map shows the countries UK is sending millions in aid to - full list
570 Comments
工程Top-up Degrees 专业技能助您筑起前路SHAPE 才晋高等教育学院 立即申请
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
‘Tone deaf and weak!' Keir Starmer's defence announcement condemned from all sides
549 Comments
Starmer can achieve much in his meeting with Trump, if he keeps a cool head
21 Comments
扣减税项最高可达应评税入息或利润的35%无国界医生（香港） 立即捐款
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Eamonn Holmes loses it with BBC live on GB News as he rants 'we can't!'
2 Comments
Reform MP demands Keir Starmer go far further on foreign aid - 'scrap the lot'
109 Comments
Scarlett Johansson, 40, Shows Off Her Actual Size In A New PhotosThe Latest Article
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Donald Trump sends warning shot to Europe over Ukraine hours before Keir Starmer meeting
249 Comments
Special relationship between US and UK explained and why Starmer may have just ruined it
88 Comments
三个月内两度赴加沙 - 经歷同事战火中丧生无国界医生（香港） 立即捐款
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Defence Secretary skewered on BBC Breakfast as Sally Nugent says ‘disappointed'
3 Comments
‘Patronising!' Kemi Badenoch slams Keir Starmer in bitter PMQs punching match
55 Comments
在万宁买的「全效合一水凝霜」只涂1个月！照镜子吓了一跳！YUKINOUE 了解更多
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Bus passes, NHS, state pension triple lock - as Keir Starmer slashes aid, nothing is safe
485 Comments
'Keir Starmer must set firm timetable for when he will increase defence spending'
55 Comments
Dana Delany, 68, Shows Off Her Perfect Figure In A New PhotoReportingly
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Keir Starmer must play his Brexit ace card in showdown with Donald Trump
110 Comments
Brexit boost for Britain as Donald Trump targets EU with massive 25% tariffs
672 Comments
Labour minister Anneliese Dodds quits in massive blow for Keir Starmer
1040 Comments
Ed Miliband leads Labour revolt over Keir Starmer's overseas aid cut
244 Comments
David Lammy humiliated by Keir Starmer over foreign aid weeks after Trump attack
150 Comments
Keir Starmer attacked by Labour MP over aid cut in fiery PMQs clash
68 Comments
Trump tipped to deliver blunt three-word put-down on Starmer's defence budget plans
471 Comments
Keir Starmer's one move could 'destroy our economy', Kemi Badenoch warns
88 Comments
Keir Starmer's defence spending pledge unravels as No 10 refuses to answer one question
683 Comments
Map shows the countries UK is sending millions in aid to - full list
570 Comments
‘Tone deaf and weak!' Keir Starmer's defence announcement condemned from all sides
549 Comments
Starmer can achieve much in his meeting with Trump, if he keeps a cool head
21 Comments
Eamonn Holmes loses it with BBC live on GB News as he rants 'we can't!'
2 Comments
Reform MP demands Keir Starmer go far further on foreign aid - 'scrap the lot'
109 Comments
Donald Trump sends warning shot to Europe over Ukraine hours before Keir Starmer meeting
249 Comments
They were so beautiful before; look at them now; number 10 will shock youWillIBeHappy.com
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
They Were So Beautiful Before; Now Look At Them; Number 10 Will Shock YouCash Roadster
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Kevin James Reveals His Wife And You'll Easily Recognize HerThe Latest Article
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Chrissy Metz Is So Skinny Now And She Looks Like A ModelCleverst
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
In a post on X, she said: “He may not be able to convince the ministers in his own Cabinet, but on this subject, I will back him.
“National interest always comes first.”
But Tory MP and former foreign office minister Andrew Mitchell said Ms Dodds had done the “right thing."