An SNP MP has called on the UK Government to give “urgent reassurance” that jobs will be protected at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in East Kilbride following the announcement of cuts to aid spending.
The Dundee Central MP also criticised the decision to slash the aid budget, saying that Ms Dodds was “absolutely correct” to say in her resignation letter that the cuts would undermine the Government’s core foreign aid objectives.
SNP business, trade and development spokesperson Chris Law spoke on Friday following Anneliese Dodds’s resignation as international development minister over the decision to cut overseas aid to fund a boost to defence spending.
“She is absolutely correct in her resignation letter – the Prime Minister cannot claim that his government will continue to deliver on their core foreign aid objectives, all whilst slashing the spending required to deliver on them.
“The UK Government must also give urgent reassurance to the 1,500 members of FCDO staff based in East Kilbride who previously worked for DFID that their jobs will continue to be protected, in light of these additional cuts.”.
