Ed Miliband to take seat on board of World Bank – with overseas aid and climate ‘central to UK’
- Ed Miliband is taking up the UK's seat on the board of the World Bank – saying that international development and the climate crisis are "central" to government policy.
- In becoming UK governor for the Bank, a position usually taken by a junior minister, the foreign secretary has said he is taking "personal leadership" of overseas aid and global finance to help countries adapt to the climate crisis.
- Mr Miliband was previously energy and net zero secretary in Sir Keir Starmer's government.
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- Ed Miliband is taking up the UK's seat on the board of the World Bank – saying that international development and the climate crisis are "central" to government policy.
- In becoming UK governor for the Bank, a position usually taken by a junior minister, the foreign secretary has said he is taking "personal leadership" of overseas aid and global finance to help countries adapt to the climate crisis.
- Mr Miliband was previously energy and net zero secretary in Sir Keir Starmer's government.
Sources: The Independent