Poorest 'will pay price' of aid department merger - MPs
The timing of the merger, in the middle of the global coronavirus crisis, was"perplexing", the report said."Now is not the time for a major government restructure," it added.It recommends the retention of a minister responsible for development, as well as a specific related Commons committee.
However, Mr Johnson has pledged that the department's budget will be protected and will still be ring-fenced for aid projects. "Now we are on the brink of this expertise being lost and our international reputation being damaged beyond repair.
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