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National Audit Office says merging DfID with Foreign Office has led to loss of dedicated senior rolesBritain’s capability and expertise on foreign aid has been diminished since international development was merged into the Foreign Office, the UK’s public spending watchdog has found.The National Audit Office, which reports to parliament on public spending, said the transfer of the department to the Foreign Office, overseen by...

Transparency International chief says fall to 20th place should act as ‘a wake-up call’ for the governmentThe UK has fallen to its lowest-ever position in Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index, which ranks countries by experts’ views of possible corruption in public services.The UK fell from 18th (out of 181 countries) in 2022 to 20th in 2023, its lowest position since the research was revamped...