UK Prime Minister Threatens to Cut Aid to Nations Which Ban Homosexuality.

 British Prime Minister David Cameron has threatened he may seek to reduce foreign aid to Commonwealth countries which persecute homosexuals.

Speaking at a summit at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia, Cameron said nations receiving financial aid from the United Kingdom should “adhere to proper human rights,” including ending the prohibition of homosexuality.

"This is an issue where we are pushing for movement, we are prepared to put some money behind what we believe. But I'm afraid that you can't expect countries to change overnight,” Cameron told the BBC.

"Britain is one of the premier aid givers in the world. We want to see countries that receive our aid adhering to proper human rights. We are saying that is one of the things that [determine] our aid policy, and there have been particularly bad examples where we have taken action."

However, according to BBC, Cameron has only threatened to reduce one kind of bilateral aid known as “general budget support,” and would not cut the total amount of aid to any one nation.