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 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
Charities threaten legal challenge over Boris Johnson’s bid to cut the foreign aid budget Charities could take Government to court over planned £4bn cut to aid budget Ministers had announced lowering spending target from 0.7 to 0.5% of GDP But planned reduction may now only be for one year amid fears of a revolt Believed … Read more
Will foreign aid bill bounce back to £14billion? Slashing of 0.7% spending target to 0.5% may last only one year to avoid Tory revolt Ministers said they would change law to lower the target to spend 0.7% to 0.5% This would have allowed them to slash handouts by £4bn to around £10billion Government is considering alternatives … Read more
Will foreign aid bill bounce back to £14billion? Slashing of 0.7% spending target to 0.5% may last only one year to avoid Tory revolt Ministers said they would change law to lower the target to spend 0.7% to 0.5% This would have allowed them to slash handouts by £4bn to around £10billion Government is considering alternatives … Read more
The Government is planning to slash hundreds of millions of pounds in foreign aid to countries in conflict zones around the world, according to a leaked document. Figures obtained by the openDemocracy website reveal that senior Foreign Office officials have discussed cutting aid to Syria by two-thirds – from £137million pledged last year to just … Read more
President Joe Biden threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar on Monday as his administration debates whether to call the military takeover a ‘coup.’ Insiders familiar with the back-and-forth described the discussions as ‘chaos’ as officials fear that the White House calling the military takeover a coup could anger China and force the United States to withdraw … Read more
Rishi Sunak is under fire after REFUSING to appear in front of MPs to answer questions on his controversial Spending Review as the Chancellor ‘faces questions over his family’s finances’ Spending Review sparked major controversy as Rishi Sunak cut foreign aid Treasury Select Committee asked the Chancellor to come and answer questions But Mr Sunak … Read more
Rishi Sunak today announced he is slashing the UK’s foreign aid budget as he put the Government on a collision course with furious Tory MPs and charity bosses. The Chancellor said the current legal commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of gross domestic product on overseas aid was ‘difficult to justify’ during the coronavirus crisis … Read more
The foreign aid budget is to be slashed by £4billion a year, Rishi Sunak will announce today. Spending will fall to around £10billion next year for the first time in almost a decade as the Chancellor struggles to fill the black hole in the nation’s finances. Rather than making it a one-off cut, ministers will … Read more