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Hi, I'm Anouche.

I'm Alphair.

And I'm Stephen.

And on today's New Statement Podcast, we discussed the conservative rebels planning

to stop Boris Johnson's planned cut to aid spending.

And you ask us, does it matter that Boris Johnson is Catholic?

So we're recording today before we know whether the speaker has ruled to include an amendment

to restore the 0.7% spending on UK aid in the commons this afternoon.

But the biggest story is that there are at least 30 Tory MPs who would back the amendment

if it did go to a vote.

And this rebellion says a lot about how the Conservative Party is divided on this issue

but also broader issues as well, isn't it, Stephen?

Yeah, there are a lot of reasons why we're doing this now and not after, not least, our deadlines.

But I think actually it's one of those things where, you know, whether or not it is ruled

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