Foreign Office and International Development merger will curb 'giant cashpoint' of UK aid, Boris Johnson pledges
While former Conservative prime minister David Cameron made a rare public intervention to call the merger"a mistake" that will lead to"less expertise, less voice for development at the top table and ultimately less respect for the UK overseas".
There are not set to be any compulsory redundancies as a result of the merger, though there will only one secretary of state and one permanent secretary. But the timing of the announcement will raise eyebrows as it is coming ahead of rather than as a result of a major review of foreign, defence and aid policy that has been delayed because of coronavirus - expected to conclude next month.
The definition of what the UK counts as aid will for now remain the internationally recognised definition.
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