The UK general election is being held on the 4 July 2024 and soon after a new government will be formed. The rise of AI technologies, trade negotiations, global taxation, poverty and inequalities, and conflict and humanitarian crises – not least in Gaza and Sudan –are all pressing international development issues that have an impact on the UK, and UK government, in various ways.
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In this opinion series, IDS researchers share what they believe are the important areas for international development that an incoming UK government should address.