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Portrait of the week: Foreign aid cut, Pope in hospital and King pulls a pint

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EXPLORE THE ISSUE 01 March 2025
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Before flying to Washington, Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, said: ‘We have to be ready to play our role if a force is required in Ukraine once a peace agreement is reached.’ He told the Commons that Britain would raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of national income by 2027, funded by cutting development aid from 0.5

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