Keir Starmer has served with dedication as Prime Minister and we wish him well. UK leadership on global development is more vital than ever. We urge the next Labour PM to use the UK’s 2027 G20 Presidency to drive bold action for a safer, more stable and prosperous world.

Great to join SocSocs, LPIS, @labourcid.bsky.social & @labourunionsuk.bsky.social in Makerfield to doorknock for @andyburnham.bsky.social. Never witnessed a ground campaign with such a huge influx of volunteers that most doors are knocked 6 or 7 times. Huge enthusiasm for a bolder, braver politics

My piece for @brettonwoodsproject.org #BWObserver @cafod.bsky.social: "The UK can demonstrate that true superpower status in the modern age can be measured by the fairness of the systems we uphold, placing Britain at the centre of sustainable financing." www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2026/04/brit...

Our Lead Economist, @mariafinnerty.bsky.social, went on the @mediastormpod.bsky.social to explain more about the global debt crisis and the massive role played by English law.

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Banks and hedge funds are allowed to use UK courts to sue poor countries facing debt distress. Sound fair to you? @mariafinnerty.bsky.social from @cafod.bsky.social, breaks down the corrupt system that fuels the global debt crisis. @christianaiduk.bsky.social @debtjustice.bsky.social

Pleasure to speak to @mediastormpod.bsky.social’s @mathildamall.bsky.social and @helenawadia.bsky.social this week

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Banks and hedge funds are allowed to use UK courts to sue poor countries facing debt distress. Sound fair to you? @mariafinnerty.bsky.social from @cafod.bsky.social, breaks down the corrupt system that fuels the global debt crisis. @christianaiduk.bsky.social @debtjustice.bsky.social

LCID Exec Member @mariafinnerty.bsky.social reacts to today’s aid announcement, arguing we cannot cut our way to safety, stability or global leadership @politicshome.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Britain cannot cut its way to safety, stability, or global leadership

Today’s announcement on Britain’s aid allocations reveals the true extent of the government’s retreat from its global responsibilities.

politicshome.com

New details today confirm deep cuts to the UK's overseas aid budgets, at a time when communities are already facing increased climate impacts and conflict. Read more from our Director of Advocacy, Neil Thorns, in The Tablet. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/3NgwaJs

Our vice-chair Libby Smith and executive member @roulinkhondoker.bsky.social write in @labourlist.bsky.social today. Reflecting on the Gorton & Denton result, they argue action to tackle extreme poverty is part of rebuilding Labour’s progressive coalition. Read more ➡️ labourlist.org/2026/03/labo...

'Labour action on extreme poverty can stop voters going Green' - LabourList

Reforming international debt isn't just the right thing to do. It can also help Labour avert a catastrophe for progressive politics at home.

labourlist.org

Exclusive on new analysis I did for @cafod.bsky.social in @the-independent.com finding that debt relief could help counteract devastating impacts of this govt’s ODA cuts, announced one year ago today. Hundreds of millions of lives & livelihoods are on the line. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

How debt relief could reverse the devastating consequences of UK aid cuts

Exclusive: New analysis finds that debt relief for developing countries – which the UK could play a key role in orchestrating – could more than offset the impact of UK aid cuts. Nick Ferris reports

independent.co.uk

Today in Parliament, we - alongside our friends at @cafod.bsky.social - co-hosted the panel ‘British Leadership on Global Financial Reform: The UK’s Role as a Global Debt and Tax Superpower’. It was a rich cross-party discussion that couldn’t be more timely ahead of the UK hosting the G20 in 2027.

#lab25 look back. As Chair of @labourcid.bsky.social really proud of all the events and panels our executive were involved in. Also had a great time catching up with friends from around the country 😀. Many thanks to @mariafinnerty.bsky.social for a huge conference effort as our delegate

It was a pleasure to make the case for ambitious action to fix the global debt & tax systems at #LabourConference2025 on panels by @serauk.bsky.social @labourcid.bsky.social @chrleft.bsky.social and others. @uklabour.bsky.social has a proud legacy on development that its members want to build on

We are pleased to announce that the LCID executive committee and officers have elected to nominate @lucympowell.bsky.social for Labour Party Deputy Leader. You can read the statements from both candidates here: lcid.org.uk/deputyleader...

Join us and our partners for a packed programme of events at Labour Conference 2025, where we’ll be diving into all things international development. Save this schedule and see you in Liverpool! #Lab25

🚨 Breaking: The UK could lose up to £5.2bn if it scraps the Digital Services Tax on Big Tech – enough to pay for training 128,000 new NHS nurses. Polling shows 67% back enforcing laws on Big Tech, even if it strains relations with Trump. taxjustice.uk/blog/digital...

As far as I can tell, and as you would expect, NIESR do not mention a "50bn black hole" anywhere in their report or commentary. Who is the BBC quoting here? No indication of where the phrase has come from, or what it refers to. Nor is there a link to the interview. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rachel Reeves rejects claims of £50bn ‘black hole’ in finances

The chancellor hit back at the idea that the government faces so large a gap between spending and tax income.

bbc.co.uk

The UK govt softened tax reforms on the superrich because of a widely reported “exodus” of millionaires fleeing the UK. Our new study w/ @patmillsuk.bsky.social & @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social shows that the "exodus" was a complete fiction. #BogusExodus #TaxTheSuperRich taxjustice.net/press/millio...

Millionaire exodus did not occur, study reveals - Tax Justice Network

The number of millionaires widely reported in the news to be leaving countries in "exodus" represented near-0% of all millionaires.

taxjustice.net

Speaking at yesterday's Mass of Inauguration, Pope Leo XIV called on us to respond with love and fraternity in response to the social and economic problems of our time.

Spoke to BBC Radio London for @cafod.bsky.social on how world leaders can honour #PopeFrancis - not with words, but with action on the issues that were closest to his heart: debt justice, fair tax, wealth redistribution, climate action and building an economy that serves people and planet

@CAFOD #Jubilee2025 panel at IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings today explored solutions to the debt crisis that is trapping hundreds of millions in poverty. @Martin_M_Guzman spoke to the key problem of IMF bailouts being used to pay private lenders rather than invest in development

Pope Francis saw and spoke to a world in which the economy no longer serves ordinary people, inequality is soaring, and our natural world is in crisis. I spoke to @skynewsrss.bsky.social for @cafod.bsky.social on the legacy of a Pope who criticised an “economy that kills” #PopeFrancis