UK will be found wanting at G7 if it does not reverse aid cuts, Boris Johnson warned

Backbench rebels, including former UK prime minister Theresa May, have supported an amendment which would require new legislation to make up the shortfall left by the cut to the UK’s official development assistance.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a rebellion over his temporary foreign aid cut. Picture: Justin Tallis/PA

The leader of a group of Conservative rebels has warned Boris Johnson the UK will be found “wanting” at this week’s G7 summit if he does not reverse cuts to the aid budget.

The UK Prime Minister is in a face-off with 30 Tory MPs who have backed a technical amendment, which could be voted upon on Monday, against his administration’s decision to renege on its manifesto pledge on foreign aid.