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Reduce overseas aid spending to £1 billion

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closedForeign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeOpened 30 March 2026Closed 30 September 2026

Background

The Government currently spends nearly over £13 billion per year on overseas aid. We believe this is madness and that it is time to focus our priorities at home. We call on the Government to reduce the overseas aid budget to £1 billion and spend our money at home.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

Newton AbbotMartin Wrigley
2
Blackpool North and FleetwoodLorraine Beavers
1
Heywood and Middleton NorthMrs Elsie Blundell
1
Brent WestBarry Gardiner
1
BridgwaterSir Ashley Fox
1
Bristol CentralCarla Denyer
1
Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketDr Peter Prinsley
1
CheltenhamMax Wilkinson
1
Colne ValleyPaul Davies
1
Coventry North WestTaiwo Owatemi
1
CrawleyPeter Lamb
1
Derby NorthCatherine Atkinson
1
Dorking and HorleyChris Coghlan
1
Eltham and ChislehurstClive Efford
1
Boston and SkegnessRichard Tice
1
Honiton and SidmouthRichard Foord
1
HyndburnSarah Smith
1
Lewisham EastJanet Daby
1
Louth and HorncastleVictoria Atkins
1
Birmingham NorthfieldLaurence Turner
1

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 761757.