spending has been a running sore for the government, popular with many voters but unpopular at westminster but today mps had their vote and a majority backed the cut so the government has seen of its critics and its rebels. but for those who receive uk aid this could be a much longer term disaster and that is because mps backed some strict new economic tests before aid can be increased in the future. debt has got to be falling and the day to day budget of the government has got to be in surplus and mps warned this could be a long time before these tests are passed. in other words this £4 billion aid cut could be entrenched for the long term and aid charities warned that this could mean millions around the world are deprived of medication, sanitation and water, at a cost of many lives, and water, at a cost of many lives, and tonight the former prime ministerjohn major said the government should be ashamed of these cuts, saying there was a stamp of little england rather than great brita