Will Treasury’s aid cuts ‘compromise’ be enough to avert Commons defeat?

Treasury has set out conditions under which the spending will rise again, but vote still looks tight

After spending months trying to dodge an embarrassing defeat in the Commons on cutting international aid, the government has sprung a last-minute vote and announced details of a “compromise” with 14 sceptical Tories.

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