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MPs condemn merger of FCO and DFID
THE decision to merge the government departments responsible for foreign affairs and aid was condemned today by MPs who warned that it was likely to have “dire consequences” for developing countries.
PM Boris Johnson plans to merge the Department for International Development (DfID) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) into a new “super-department.”
But concerns have been raised by the Commons’ international development committee (IDC) about the lack of consultation before the merger was announced.
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