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New PM Andy Burnham needs urgent foreign office strategy to manage aid cuts, experts warn

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Experts warn that new Prime Minister Andy Burnham urgently needs a foreign office strategy to manage aid cuts. Burnham and his foreign secretary face immediate decisions on delivering foreign policy and development goals after spending cuts and years of upheaval. The report by Liz Cookman highlights the challenges ahead for the new government.

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New PM must quickly develop foreign policy strategy

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Liz Cookman reports on this situation.

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The new prime minister and his foreign secretary face immediate decisions over how to deliver foreign policy and development ambitions after spending cuts and years of upheaval.

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  • New PM must quickly develop foreign policy strategy
  • Aid cuts create political pressure

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The new prime minister and his foreign secretary face decisions over how to deliver foreign policy and development ambitions after spending cuts and years of change. Liz Cookman reports

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The new prime minister and his foreign secretary face immediate decisions over how to deliver foreign policy and development ambitions after spending cuts and years of upheaval.

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There have been spending cuts and years of upheaval.

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