Aid spending cuts may not get put to Commons vote, No 10 suggests

Denying MPs their say could head off Tory rebellion but potentially open government to legal actionA planned reduction in aid spending may not go to a vote in the Commons, Downing Street has indicated, which would head off a likely rebellion by Conservative MPs but could expose the government to legal action.Pressed repeatedly on whether the cut in the aid budget from 0.7% of national income – which is set out in law under the 2015 International Development Act – would be subject to a Commons vote or a new act, Boris Johnson’s spokesperson declined to confirm this. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/mar/08/aid-spending-cuts-may-not-get-commons-vote-no-10-suggests #foreign_policy #aid #conservatives #politics #yemen #uk_news #middle_east_and_north_africa #world_news #society #global_development