Caroline Nokes says reduction to 0.5% of GDP would harm girls’ education and hinder fight against the coronavirus

The government’s decision to cut the UK’s budget for international aid will deprive half a million girls in poorer nations of funding for their education and damage the global fight against diseases including Covid-19, says a senior Tory MP.

Related: Cutting foreign aid will put girls at risk

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