BRITAIN can no longer be considered a “global aid superpower” as failures in funding commitments will lead to thousands of women and girls dying in pregnancy or childbirth, according to MPs.

A report by the cross-party international development committee is scathing in its assessment of the government’s decision to slash aid, accusing ministers of abandoning marginalised groups around the world.

The committee found budgets for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) projects were reduced or cancelled entirely, often without notice.