The Guardian – Outrage As No 10 Slashes Foreign Aid Budget Amid Fears For World’s Poor

There has been “outrage” after the government won a Commons vote to lock in cuts to spending on overseas aid, according to the Guardian. The paper says Downing Street has “been accused of putting tens of thousands of lives at risk”. It quotes former Prime Minister Sir John Major saying the move showed “the stamp of Little England, not Great Britain”.