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UK foreign aid cuts: What impact will it have? - BBC Newsnight

As MPs vote to approve a £4bn cut in the foreign aid budget, what impact will it have and what does it tell us about the government's priorities? Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog The government has fended off an attempt by MPs to force it to reverse its cut to spending on overseas aid. The House of Commons voted by a majority of 35 to keep the budget for international development at 0.5% of national income. But several Tory MPs joined Labour and other parties in an attempt to reinstate the 0.7% figure in place until earlier this year. Ministers say the cut is needed to keep public debt down during the pandemic. The government has faced cross-party criticism over the reduction - including from all the UK's living former prime ministers - which amounts to almost £4bn. But what impact will the cut have? BBC Newsnight’s Nick Watt reports. #BBCNews #Newsnight Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter:   / bbcnewsnight   Facebook:   / bbcnewsnight