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Story summary
- Plans to close Independent Commission for Aid Impact (Icai) are being considered by Jenny Chapman, ally of Keir Starmer.
- The move comes amid £14 billion aid budget cuts, with a 40% reduction planned by 2027.
- Critics, including senior Labour and Conservative MPs, say scrapping Icai would hinder accountability and obscure the cuts.
- Icai was established in 2011 to oversee aid spending and has published reports on government decisions.
