U.K. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CALLS FOR U.K. TO QUIT UNESCO

"Penny Mordaunt has told cabinet colleagues that she wants Britain to withdraw from UNESCO, the UN cultural and education body.

The international development secretary's request to end the £11.1 million funding at the end of next year raised concern among colleagues including Theresa May and Michael Gove, as well as in the Foreign Office.

Ms Mordaunt's department ranks UNESCO as its worst performing multilateral agency. She believes that its work does not meet her spending criteria for international aid.
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Ending funding for Unesco was first proposed by Priti Patel, Ms Mordaunt's predecessor, in 2016 but vetoed by Mrs May."