Foreign aid debate: Keir Starmer says MPs will be voting for indefinite cut if they back PM – live

Johnson insists government remains committed to 0.7% aid spending target in principle

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Liam Byrne (Lab) says the sums represented by this cut is just 0.14% of the national debt stock. But defence spending is going up by £24bn, he says. That tells you everything about the government’s priorities, he says.

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