Britain spends 0.7 per cent of its gross national income on aid, an international target achieved under David Cameron but unpopular among many Conservatives.
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has made a passionate appeal for the preservation of Britain's foreign aid budget after Prime Minister Theresa May hinted on Wednesday she might cut it.
More than 100 Christian leaders are pleading with Congress to reject Donald Trump's cuts to foreign aid after a draft budget showed a 28 per cent spending reduction.
Tearfund chief executive Matthew Frost says he is "bitterly disappointed" that the Government has failed to follow through on its pledge to commit 0.7% of national income to aid.