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UK foreign aid: Bid by a group of Conservative rebel MPs to block cuts thwarted

A bid by a group of Conservative rebel MPs to overturn UK government foreign aid cuts has been blocked on Monday.

The UK’s decision to cut the foreign aid budget this year has sparked widespread criticism, including from within the ruling Conservative Party
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