Prime minister’s cuts to overseas aid was last straw for capable politician who served in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow Treasury team

• Anneliese Dodds resigns over Keir Starmer’s decision to cut aid budget

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For the first year of Keir Starmer’s leadership of the Labour party, Anneliese Dodds served as a visible reassurance to the left of the party that he intended to continue the legacy of his predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn.

Having served in Corbyn’s shadow Treasury team under John McDonnell, Dodds was promoted to shadow chancellor when Starmer took over in 2020. However, her slow slide down the ministerial ranks since has encapsulated the prime minister’s steady shift to the right.