Rejected petition Reinstate the 0.7% foreign aid budget

The government just voted to reduce this to 0.5% indefinitely. However, the British Public are in support of keeping it at 0.7% as a country that cares for others and owes many other countries support through historical acts of negligence.

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Restore the budget to 0.7% of GNI.

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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/590348

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Date submitted 14 July 2021
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