Minister warns Brussels to stop discriminating against UK aid charities amid claims the EU is refusing to fund British firms working in disaster zones Penny Mordaunt claims that the EU has refused to fund some British aid charities The International Development Secretary has written to an EU aid commissioner Mordaunt has warned the EU to stop discriminating against British charities She hopes British aid organisations will be able to apply for EU funds after Brexit
By Daniel Martin Policy Editor For The Daily Mail
Published: 22:35 BST, 21 April 2019 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 21 April 2019
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Penny Mordaunt has warned Brussels to stop discriminating against British aid charities.
The International Development Secretary said the EU was refusing to award contracts to UK organisations providing relief in disaster zones.
She revealed British aid firms have had to wind up life-saving schemes in Somalia and Yemen because the intransigent EU has refused to fund them.
![A letter from International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt explained how UK aid organisations were finding it hard to access money from one of the EU’s key aid budgets [File photo]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/21/22/12549716-0-image-m-3_1555881126068.jpg)
A letter from International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt explained
