Overseas aid: MPs fail in bid to reverse spending cut
 

[The government has won a Commons vote
to lock in cuts to spending on overseas aid,
despite a rebellion by Tory MPs.
MPs voted by a majority of 35 to keep the budget
for international development
at 0.5% of national income.
But several Tory MPs joined Labour and other
parties in an attempt to reinstate the 0.7% figure
in place until earlier this year.
Ministers say the cut is needed to
keep public debt down during the pandemic.
The government has faced cross-party criticism
over the reduction - including from all the
UK's living former prime ministers - which amounts
to almost £4bn.]


Crazy some MP's say we Promised at the
Election of 2019.
But then the Deadly China Covid-19 took over the
World and the UK.


People want that saved money spent on our NHS.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57826111

Breaking manifesto promises

Another win for this **** show of a government :clap1:

great news

Rishi bossing it

Look Covid-19 from China
changed everything

Shameful.
Not enough decent Con MPs stepped forward in this vote.

Very disappointing but very telling too.

I wonder if this will be as "temporary" as they're claiming it will be.

bill gates and his pals are making up the shortfall, so it's win/win