it reduces disease and people fleeing from their homes. it is a false economy to pretend that this is some sort of cut that doesn t have consequences. for the first time, mps had a chance to vote on these cuts, either to restore aid spending to previous levels next year or tie any future rise to the state of the government finances a vote the government won despite a sizeable tory rebellion. the ayes to the right 333, the noes to the left 298. i the ayes have it, the ayes have it. so now two new tests will have to be passed before aid spending rises. the amount of long term debt the government owes must be fully, and day to day government spending must no longer be reliant on borrowing. must be falling. the prime minister believes these cuts reflect the priorities of voters, even if not all his backbenchers, who said these tests would not be passed for years.
strict. since the no .7% target was introduced these tests have been met only once. they explicitly link spending to policy decisions made by other government departments on tax and spending. this double lock could lead to an indefinite cut in aid spending. of course the test do nothing to prevent them dropping lower than the not .5%. the obr has said the uk s economy is forecast to return to pre pandemic levels in the second quarter of 2020, faster than originally thought. so if the return to economic reality is getting closer, why the need to introduce these extra checks? they are just added roadblocks, artfully placed by the treasury on the track back to the treasury on the track back to the legally mandated level of not .57%. fundamentally, this statement puts aid as an either or choice, either on spending on domestic public services or international
we spend in aid has to be borrowed. millions less has already been spent on humanitarian crises in syria and yemen, part of a £4 billion cut this year to the aid budget, money that labour said made a real difference. it reduces conflict, it reduces disease and people fleeing from their homes. it is a false economy to pretend that this is some sort of cut that doesn t have consequences. for the first time, mps had a chance to vote on these cuts, either to restore aid spending to previous levels next year or tie any future rise to the state of the government finances a vote the government won despite a sizeable tory rebellion. the ayes to the right 333, the noes to the left 298. the ayes have it, the ayes have it. so now two new tests will have to be
national debt has to be falling and the government budget has to be in surplus with no borrowing used for day to day spending. treasury sources said the new tests could mean uk aid spending rises again in a couple of years as the economy recovers. but mps and charities fear the aid cut would instead be locked in for the long term. with a sizeable conservative rebellion expected, the vote may well be tight, and the result will matter for millions around the world who benefit from uk aid. james landale, bbc news. more than 50 people have died and dozens more injured in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in iraq. it s thought the blaze began after an oxygen cylinder exploded. iraq s prime minister has called for the arrest of the hospital s boss, following protests by the families of victims. water companies in england are falling short when it comes to protecting the environment according to the industry regulator. the environment agency said rivers are still too pollut
doesn t have consequences. for the first time, mps had a chance to vote on these cuts, either to restore aid spending to previous levels next year or tie any future rise to the state of the government finances a vote the government won despite a sizeable tory rebellion. the ayes to the right 333, the noes to the left 298. i the ayes have it, the ayes have it. | so now, two new tests will have to be passed before aid spending rises. the amount of long term debt the government owes must be fully, and day to day government spending must no longer be reliant on borrowing. the prime minister believes these cuts reflect the priorities of voters, even if not all his backbenchers, who said these tests would not be passed for years. we made a promise to the poorest people in the world. the government has broken that promise. this motion means that