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Isle Of Wight MP Expected To Vote Against Government Cuts To Foreign Aid

MP Bob Seely

MPs will vote on Government plans to temporarily cut foreign aid spending later - the Prime Minister is calling the bluff of Tory rebels - of which the Island's MP is one.

Boris Johnson is demanding a Commons vote on the controversial decision to cut spending on overseas aid - something MP Bob Seely opposes.

Ministers have surprised the rebels by announcing a last-minute change to Commons business with a debate and vote less than 24 hours later.

MPs will now vote to approve a Treasury statement on the cut in spending on aid from 0.7 per cent of national income to 0.5 per cent.

The Treasury has also pledged to restore the cut once emergency spending on the pandemic has eased and the national debt is falling, in a move to head off a backbench rebellion.

Mr Sunak has also warned MPs that if they vote to restore the aid cut from 2022 there would be "likely consequences for the fiscal situation, including for taxation and current public spending plans".

Up to 50 Tories have opposed the decrease in spending, including former Prime Minister Theresa May.

A vote is expected at 4pm.

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