Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
Conservative MPs - including Children's Minister and Chelmsford MP Vicky Ford - have broken their 2019 manifesto pledge by voting to cut overseas aid from 0.7% to 0.5% of national income. Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major criticised the decision, saying, "The Government has blatantly broken its word, and should be ashamed of its decision."
Cllr Steven Lambert, Liberal Democrat Leader on Buckinghamshire Council, has accused Rob Butler, Aylesbury's Conservative MP, for abandoning their election commitment on international development spending by voting to maintain the UK's cut on foreign aid spending, which will endanger the lives of people around the globe.
Following the Prime Minister's briefing this week (Monday 12 July) the rules on what we can and can't do will be changing from Monday 19 July.
The Prime Minister has announced that Covid-19 restrictions are set to end in England and life will soon return close to normal, with people's judgement being key in learning to live with the virus.
It is disappointing that the Conservative MP for #SouthWestWiltshire voted against the world's poorest yesterday, and broke a Conservative manifesto promise to their constituents as they did so. Even more so when considering in 2019 they were speaking about how U.K. aid helps others overseas … how quickly he forgets. The negotiated conditions in place to reinstate the 0.7% aid commitment have been met once in the past 20 years so it is highly unlikely despite Tory chatter that these will be reinstated quickly if ever. UK aid to provide education and jobs to thousands of Syrian refugees - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Dear Andrew,