Even then, the 30 Tories who’ve signed it in advance do not have to vote for it. They could back out if, say, the government offers a compromise by saying it will voluntarily restore aid spending in January. “And then some people saying we'll go for a Trump type approach, and rest on the knee jerk reactions of those who don't like aid, don't like foreigners, don't like black people, don't want to help the poor. It expects just under £10 billion to be allocated to departments for aid spending in 2021/22. All 30 Tory MPs who've signed the amendmentCorrect as of 9am on Monday 7 June.

Source: Daily Mirror June 07, 2021 09:09 UTC