British Council’s £197m debt should mostly be written off, MPs say

October 30, 2026 · 5:00 am 1 sources

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• British Council’s £197m debt should mostly be written off, MPs say
  The Guardian · October 30, 2026 05:00
  Commons report calls on Foreign Office to bail out soft-power flagship reeling from job cuts and asset sales Ministers should explore writing off a crippling £197m loan to the British Council by converting as much of it as possible into “a grant or similar”, MPs have said. The Commons public…