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Will foreign aid cuts damage Boris Johnson’s vision for ‘Global Britain’? – BBC Newsnight


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A group of Conservative rebel MPs has been thwarted in its bid to overturn £4bn of government cuts to the overseas aid budget.

They had suggested returning spending from 0.5% to 0.7% of national income next year.

How does the uproar over cuts to foreign aid impact Boris Johnson’s vision for ‘Global Britain’ as the UK hosts the G7 summit?

Newsnight’s Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban reports.

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