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  • Guardian Weekly

    United Kingdom

    Jun 11, 2021 3 minutes

    POLITICS

    Tory rebels fail to table amendment on foreign aid

    An attempt by rebel Conservative MPs to reverse foreign aid cuts was thwarted after the House of Commons Speaker ruled their amendment was out of scope, but said the government must bring a vote on the issue.

    Andrew Mitchell, the former international development secretary who led the rebel push, said the rebels would have won by a majority of at least nine.

    Now, it appears Boris Johnson

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