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Cut Foreign Aid to £2B and use the balance for UK Defence and Public Services.

Closed 31 signatures

What the petition asks

The Foreign Aid budget of 0.7% of GDP is an arbitrary target which sees the UK actually borrow money to then give it away to foreign countries. At a time of such worldwide insecurity, this money would be much better spent on the UK's Armed Forces and on helping the NHS & other Public Services.

Timeline

6 Dec 2017 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jun 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 31
Status Closed
Opened 6 Dec 2017
Closed 6 Jun 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.