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Theresa May has backed a swelling Tory revolt that aims to force a Government about-turn on controversial cuts to the aid budget. The former prime minister on Thursday joined a list of 30 Conservative MPs who have vowed to vote for a rebel amendment on the issue in the Commons next Monday. Opposition parties are also lining up behind the bid to compel ministers to reverse their decision to slash overseas development spending from 0.7 per cent of gross national income to 0.5 per cent. The move, u

The public finances hit by the pandemic. now a growing number of conservative mps, including the former prime minister, theresa may, are fighting back. some 30 tory mps are backing plans to force the government to start spending more on aid next year. they say the cuts have had a devastating impact on the lives of some of the worlds most vulnerable people. we are talking about famine relief globally, we are talking about access to clean water in a pandemic so that people can wash. we are talking...

Former trade minister the former prime minister, theresa may, and more than a dozen other senior conservative mps have joined a rebellion against cuts to the uks foreign aid budget. rebel tories believe they have enough support to win a vote next monday that would force ministers to increase aid spending next year. this from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. for years, britain has been a world leader in delivering humanitarian and development aid around the world. but this year, the go...

The public finances hit by the pandemic. now, a growing number of conservative mps, including the former prime minister theresa may, are fighting back. some 30 tory mps are backing plans to force the government to start spending more on aid next year. they say the cuts have had a devastating impact on the lives of some of the worlds most vulnerable people. we are talking about famine relief globally, we are talking about access to clean water in a pandemic so that people can wash. we are talking...

That he will have to shoot him. he pulls away and waits for the last person to be pulled off usman khan and then he opens fire two times. about eight minutes later, usman khan sits up and then the first man we heard from, ws5, also opens fire ten times. the former prime minister theresa may and more than a dozen other senior conservative mps have joined a rebellion against cuts to the uks foreign aid budget. rebel tories believe they have enough support to win a vote next monday that would force...

To the uks foreign aid budget. rebel tories believe they have enough support to win a vote next monday that would force ministers to increase aid spending next year. this from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. for years, britain has been a world leader in delivering humanitarian and development aid around the world. but this year, the government has made cuts, saying it has to repair the public finances hit by the pandemic. now, a growing number of conservative mps, including the forme...

A £20 uplift in Universal Credit could cost up to £350 for many households, according to figures circulated by Treasury sources, amid a mounting row over welfare spending. Ahead of a vote forced by Labour on Monday evening, Conservative MPs have been urged to consider the impact of making the temporary increase permanent on the public finances, which have already been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. MPs in former Labour ‘Red Wall’ seats have now signalled they will o...

Boris Johnson yields to reality, but Brexit will come back to haunt Britain Posted ThuThursday 24 updated FriFriday 25 DecDecember 2020 at 3:23am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 1 s Boris Johnson has confirmed a Brexit deal has been reached between the UK and EU (Photo: Reuters). Share Print text only Cancel When Boris Johnson unveiled his transitional Brexit agreement with the European Union a year ago, he proclaimed it wa...

Deal passed. >> the former foreign secretary boris johnson is the current front runner to replace miss may, but the contest is wide open with about a dozen conservative mps joining or hoping to join that race. lets go live to london. selma abdelaziz is following the story. how does this process work to narrow the field of conservatives who want this job? well, george, were expecting, we already have certain people who have put their name forward for the candidacy of the conservative leadership p...

>> the cnn diplomatic outside of the residence in london. there is so much drama. tell us what happens if theresa may is ousted. >> reporter: real rough and tumble in parliament there today. theresa may, before the vote got under way today was speaking with those mps, conservative mps. ahead of them casting the secret ballots but made a concession that she wouldnt lead them into the next expected general election in 2022. so what happens if she wins? then she continues as she has been, trying to...