Foreign Aid Matters (with Simon Hoare MP)
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Boris Johnson is facing a growing Tory backlash over plans to cut the foreign aid budget. Simon Hoare, Conservative MP for North Dorset, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Sebastian Salek and Roger hearing he'll vote against the bill when it reaches the Commons. Plus, Oxford vaccine patient Lois Clay Baker joins to talk about the experience of taking part in the trial.
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