Days before G7, PM Johnson's lawmakers attack 'unBritish' aid cuts


FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves as G7 foreign ministers meet at Lancaster House in London, Britain, May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool

LONDON (Reuters) - Lawmakers from the governing Conservative Party railed against Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cut to foreign aid spending on Tuesday, a show of defiance just days before their leader hopes to show off "global Britain" at a summit.

The criticism is embarrassing for Johnson, coming as he prepares to host the leaders of the world's seven largest advanced economies when he hopes to "reinvigorate the international community" on climate change and COVID-19.

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