Workers Revolutionary Party Rohingya refugees in a camp in Bangladesh â their aid will be cut by 42% TORY PM Johnson faced Tory rebels in the House of Commons yesterday over whether to continue the foreign aid cut of 0.5% of GNI (Gross National Income) or return it to 0.7%. Johnson narrowly avoided a defeat. The vote for the governmentâs motion was 333 for, and 298 against â a majority of just 35. During the debate Johnson said: âThis pandemic has cast our country into its deepest recession on record, paralysed our national life, threatened the survival of entire sectors of the economy. âMy right honourable friend the Chancellor has had to find over £407bn to safeguard jobs and livelihoods, to safeguard businesses and public services across the United Kingdom.