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Rebel Tories attempted to hijack a Bill being debated in Parliament yesterday to force the Government to hold a vote on the cut in spending.
The plot was thwarted by Lindsay Hoyle who rejected the attempt to insert an amendment in the Bill demanding a vote on foreign aid.
However, he called on ministers to commit to holding a vote on cutting the international aid budget from 0.7 percent to 0.5 percent.
Speaking this afternoon No10 rejected the demands.
“There are no plans to bring forward a vote,” the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said.
More to follow…
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