Article 5M4EY MPs vote to approve £4bn foreign aid cut amid claims it could last for years – as it happened

MPs vote to approve £4bn foreign aid cut amid claims it could last for years – as it happened

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Andrew Sparrow
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It is not a good day for David Cameron. As well as abandoning the 0.7% aid spending target that he championed, later tonight MPs will vote to abandon English Votes for English Laws (Evel), another of his legacies.

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