Senior Tories say government likely to be defeated in any vote on issue in the Commons
The government is facing a mounting rebellion over cuts to aid spending and senior Tories say it is likely to be defeated if it asks MPs to vote on the issue.
Cuts to UK aid to Yemen, which is facing a humanitarian crisis, are said to have galvanised backbench opposition to broader cuts, which is now enough to cause the government serious difficulty in passing a vote in the Commons or the Lords.
