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Ed Miliband’s first FCDO Oral Questions as FSec, and @SarahChampionMP picked up where she left off, pushing him to keep to the commitment of embedding women’s rights across FCDO. His answer: “100% yes.”
Thank you Sarah for knowing how urgent this is, and never letting it drop 🙏
A 10/10 Wednesday spent among some legendary women and women MPs! Thank you @CentenaryAction @NEF @HelenPankhurst ✨
ft. @emily4MK @AngelaRayner @DawnButlerBrent @TheGreenParty’s Hannah Spencer!
Parliament matters. And the people in it matter. 🏛️
On Intl Day of Parliamentarism, @careintuk celebrates the incredible UK parliamentarians speaking up for gender equality in foreign policy — in debates, in committees, and on the global stage.
Grateful to work with you all!
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The PM stays committed to tackling #VAWG not just domestically but internationally, but where is the money? @CommonsIDC @CommonsLiaison @CARE @Action_Aid
“We should not be standing idly by whilst hard-won gains in gender equality are lost.” — @SarahChampionMP
@CommonsIDC report on WPS highlights risks to progress.
As conflicts increase and ODA cuts bite, it’s time for gov’t to act - prioritising in practice, not just rhetoric.
Peace agreements are 64% less likely to fail when women meaningfully participate, yet in 2023 women made up only 9.6% of negotiators.
The Government must do more to aid change, and deliver on its obligations to the Women, Peace and Security agenda ⬇️
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40% cuts to our foreign aid will have a dramatic impact internationally; both to the poorest & to the UK international standing and influence. Today it felt like Ministers were trying to buy the consequences @CommonsIDC @LabourCID @bondngo independent.co.uk/voices/uk-…
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The UK’s foreign policy must prioritise ending violence against women and girls worldwide say @AlexBallingerMP and @SarahChampionMP labourlist.org/2025/12/globa…
As #16DaysOfActivism closes and we mark #HumanRightsDay, one message stands out: defending rights, safety and opportunity for women and girls strengthens every society.
Against global rollback, hard-won progress on gender equality must be defended. #ProtectProgress
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Women’s rights face rollback globally, a spiralling debt crisis is adding pressure. #UKAid must be part of a joined-up response — and we need to tell that story better, as @AnnelieseDodds convincingly argues.
My article in @TheWorldToday on why we must talk more, not less, about what international development does and why it matters 👇
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As Westminster quietens down for the summer, a moment of appreciation for MPs and peers who’ve championed a UK foreign policy that puts #genderequality at its heart. Your voices matter and drive real change for those resisting rollback all over the world — thank you. 🌍👏 #UKaid
UK Foreign Sec @DavidLammy says he has consulted with African political leaders on UK’s new approach to development partnership - but has he spoken with feminist leaders and movements?
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“Prime minister Keir Starmer’s recent announcement of an increase in defence spending must not come at the cost of women and girls’ rights.” - this part! @SarahChampionMP we couldn’t agree more.
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📢 @careintuk joins over 60 orgs to demand that the UK gov’t reverse the shameful funding cuts that will deliver the worst aid budget for women and girls on record.
📈 new YouGov polling shows a significant majority of the public are with us.
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The U.K. government’s proposal to scrap education and gender-equality aid budgets will deprive lower-income countries of essential funding for girls’ schooling, maternal health and preventing violence against women. @FCDOGovUK: this rollback would erase years of hard-won progress on girls’ rights.
At the @CommonsIDC: “Our intention is to increase [the development budget] over time”.
In the media: “0.3% GNI spend is the new normal”.
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ONE UK's exec director @adrianlovett explains our methodology.
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Today, at the Liaison Committee meeting, the Chair, @SarahChampionMP, asked the Prime Minister to set out his vision for global development following the recent cuts to the ODA budget from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI (Gross National Income).