Foreign Aid

Boris Johnson ‘will grant Tory MPs a vote on foreign aid cut’

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Boris Johnson ‘is set to perform a U-turn on his foreign aid cut by granting Tory rebels a vote on the issue’ after Conservative MPs fear they are ‘turning back into the nasty party’ Boris Johnson is ‘actively considering’ granting MPs a vote on foreign aid cut Some 50 Tories against cut from 0.7 per … Read more

Rebel MPs scent victory on foreign aid as they fight to force reverse planned cut to handouts 

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Rebel MPs scent victory on foreign aid as they fight to force Boris Johnson to reverse planned cut to handouts The Prime Minister temporarily reduced aid to 0.5 per cent of national income  Thirty Tory MPs support an amendment that would require new legislation Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the BBC the cut was ‘entirely reasonable’  … Read more