Responding to the UK Government's Spending Review, Christian Aid’s Head of Campaigns and UK Advocacy Jennifer Larbie, said:
“The Chancellor hasn’t moved an inch to salvage the UK’s now fragile credibility with Global South governments.
“Today brings no guarantee that the government will keep its promise on climate finance. How can we fear anything but more broken promises like those we saw earlier this year with international aid?
“This month will see world leaders come together for a summit on financing for development; a litmus test of the UK’s promises to deliver justice to the world’s most marginalised people.
“If UK ministers are serious about turning words into action, they will listen to global south leaders and use their powers to cancel debt through measures that won’t even cost the taxpayer.”
ENDS.
Notes to editors:
Jennifer Larbie, Christian Aid’s Head of Campaigns and UK Advocacy, is available for broadcast interviews. Please contact mediacomms@christian-aid.org.