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Government sets out conditions for returning to 0 7% aid target

Government sets out conditions for returning to 0 7% aid target
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Sir John Major urges Boris Johnson to honour UK s foreign aid spending pledge

Sir John Major has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “let compassion prevail” and honour his commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on foreign aid. The former Conservative premier said he does not believe it is “morally defensible” for the UK to ease its own financial pressures at the expense of some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. After initially making his views known to the Government in private, Sir John opted to go public in his support for the aid budget as Conservative rebels hope to force Mr Johnson to reverse the cuts. A total of 30 Tory MPs, including former prime minister Theresa May, have supported an amendment which would require new legislation to make up the shortfall left by the cut to the UK’s official development assistance.

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John Major tells Boris Johnson aid cut is not morally defensible as Tory rebellion looms

John Major tells Boris Johnson aid cut is not ‘morally defensible’ as Tory rebellion looms Ashley Cowburn © PA john-major Sir John Major has urged the Boris Johnson to “let compassion prevail” and abandon a multi-billion cut to Britain’s overseas aid budget, as the prime minister faces the prospect of a humiliating Commons defeat. In a statement released from Sir John’s office, the former Tory leader said he recognised the economic difficulties the government faces, but stressed: “I strongly support Britain maintaining her statutory promise to commit 0.7 per cent of our GDP to overseas aid. “I do not believe it is morally defensible to ease our our financial burden at the expense of some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world, who have nothing and nowhere else to turn for help”.

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Ex-PM John Major joins Tory grandees opposing pandemic-induced foreign aid cuts

Sir John Major today became the latest former Tory prime minister to slam Boris Johnson over plans to cut the UK s foreign aid budget. The 90s leader said that proposals to cut the proportion of UK spending on projects overseas due to the pandemic were not morally defensible . He spoke out again publicly on the matter after Theresa may yesterday joined the chorus of Tory parliamentary grandees threatening to defeat the Government over its proposed cut. She is among 30 Conservative who support a move to force the Government to backtrack on plans to cut spending from 0.7 per cent of national income to 0.5 per cent.

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Sir John Major urges Boris Johnson to honour UK s foreign aid spending pledge | Harwich and Manningtree Standard

Sir John Major has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “let compassion prevail” and honour his commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on foreign aid. The former Conservative premier said he does not believe it is “morally defensible” for the UK to ease its own financial pressures at the expense of some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. After initially making his views known to the Government in private, Sir John opted to go public in his support for the aid budget as Conservative rebels hope to force Mr Johnson to reverse the cuts. A total of 30 Tory MPs, including former prime minister Theresa May, have supported an amendment which would require new legislation to make up the shortfall left by the cut to the UK’s official development assistance.

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