UK’s Johnson faces parliamentary rebellion over foreign aid cuts
Al Jazeera
Dozens of Conservative MPs are reportedly readying to vote against the PM after the gov’t cut foreign aid last year.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a possible parliamentary rebellion over his government’s contentious decision to slash the United Kingdom’s foreign aid budget. Breaking a manifesto promise, Johnson’s Conservative government in November said it would reduce spending on aid by billions of pounds this year to help mend coronavirus pandemic-battered public finances. But the decision to turn back on a legally enshrined commitment – 0.7 percent of gross national income (GNI) on international development – enraged charities and the opposition.
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