Labour’s £110 million raid on Welsh pensioners, hundreds of thousands of Welsh pensioners will lose up to £300 a year after Keir Starmer decided to end the universal Winter Fuel Payment – taking £110 million from Welsh pensioners. At the same time the Welsh Labour Government is spending £120 million on more politicians, Labour will be forcing pensioners every winter to decide between heating and eating.
Commenting following his first exchange with the First Minister at FMQs, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar MS said:
“It’s clear that Labour, in budgets at both ends of the M4, is giving with one hand only to take away with the other.
“The First Minister has failed today to give any indication of the true cost of Rachel Reeves’ devastating jobs tax for public services, which will undoubtedly siphon off hundreds of millions of pounds from frontline services in Wales and simply send it back to the UK Treasury.
“Successive Welsh Labour Governments have broken Wales. Only the Welsh Conservatives will develop a plan to fix it.”
Here are some recent statistics and details about Britain’s foreign aid:
SpendingIn 2023, the UK spent £15.4 billion on Official Development Assistance (ODA), which includes domestic spending on refugee programs. This was an increase from 2022, when the UK spent £12,786 million on ODA.
UK foreign aid by country
10 biggest recipients of UK bilateral overseas development aid in 2022 (GBP)
| 1 | Afghanistan | £352m£352m£352m |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ukraine | £342m£342m£342m |
| 3 | Nigeria | £110m£110m£110m |
| 4 | Somalia | £100m£100m£100m |
| 5 | Ethiopia | £90m£90m£90m |
| 6 | Yemen | £77m£77m£77m |
| 7 | South Sudan | £76m£76m£76m |
| 8 | Syria | £63m£63m£63m |
| 9 | Pakistan | £58m£58m£58m |
| 10 | Bangladesh | £55m£55m£55m |
However, the UK has also spent aid in regions that are richer than parts of the UK, including:
Mexico City, Mexico
Ordos in China
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Shanghai, China
Shenzhen, China
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