New Development Minister Jenny Chapman will see the UK as a “global charity” in a defense that could prove the massive aid cuts she will oversee.

Mrs. Chapman replaced Anneliese Dodds in February as Dodds refused to support Keir Starmer's decision to reduce the UK aid budget to 0.3% from 0.5% of the UK aid budget cut in 2027.

The move will require £6 billion of the aid budget of £15.2 billion in 2023, which will be the first time that the UK aid spending has dropped to 0.3% of the GNI since 1999.

On the current trend, the UK will also lag behind Germany, France, Japan and Canada with official development assistance, which is a percentage of gross national income. Starmer said the money was necessary to fund the defense, which justified the cut.

Chapman will tell the International Development Selection Commission on Tuesday that UK aid will focus more on sharing UK expertise than spending money.

She will argue that supporting economies will be at the heart of how the UK spends its overseas aid budget and believes that helping the country grow is the most reliable way to reduce poverty and seek immigration by stopping foreign populations.

An unapologetic tone of the upcoming aid could disturb some labor MPs, who stressed that her changes are likely to be welcomed by African countries.

The Foreign Ministry said Chapman would say: “Partners across Africa from Ethiopia to Zimbabwe want to continue receiving aid from the UK, and the government’s new approach will focus on the UK as an investor, not just donors, not partnerships, not paternalism.” She would add that the UK will increasingly share the incredible expertise it must provide with the country, rather than direct funding.

"The day to see the government as a global aid charity is over," she will say in Boris Johnson's claim.

Chapman, who denied the government’s opposition to international aid, will tell MPs: “We need to prioritize, be more efficient and focus on impact. We have to get the most value for money – for UK taxpayers, we also have to help people around the world.

“We need to take advantage of all the expertise that the UK has to offer, such as our world-class university, the City of London, the Metropolitan Office, Land Registration, HMRC, Education and Health.

“We need to support systems in other countries so that they can educate their children, reform their healthcare systems, and develop their economies in a lasting way.

"We have no choice for spending less. The biggest influence and the biggest spending are not always the same thing."

These cuts become even more painful because they coincide with the massive cuts in aid from the United States. As a result, global health assistance will drop by 40% in 2025 compared to the 2023 baseline.