In defence of DfID and overseas aid | Letters

I was dismayed by Frank Field’s comments suggesting Priti Patel has inherited a department providing poorly targeted aid (Letters, 5 April). The Department for International Development (DfID), contrary to rightwing media misinformation, constantly performs highly on OECD measures of aid effectiveness and transparency – and its officials do an amazing job despite downward pressures on personnel costs.It is very disappointing that Labour is not doing more to defend UK Aid in the face