UK taxpayers are on the hook for millions of pounds to promote contraception in Pakistan. A staggering £74.33 million is being splashed on a project to “promote the sale of branded contraceptives through shops and pharmacies.” Think condoms in shop windows…
Another £13.44 million is going towards “identifying cultural barriers to modern contraceptives.” This is all part of the Foreign Office’s £111 million “Accelerating Family Planning in Pakistan” programme, according to research by the TaxPayers’ Alliance. The scheme began in 2017, runs until 2028, and was most recently reviewed under Labour last November. Something about cutting “waste” from the foreign aid budget comes to mind…
UPDATE: Callum McGoldrick of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said:
“Ministers need to do a far better job at protecting taxpayer cash given the Chancellor is set to demand Brits cough up ever more at the upcoming budget.”
Red Wall Labour backbencher Jonathan Brash told GB News that Starmer should resign:
“I’m completely fed up about it, and I think it’s got to the point now where I genuinely think that, as far as the Prime Minister is concerned, it’s not a case of if, it’s when.”