Inside Politics: Influential Tory wades into ‘taking the knee’ row and MPs vote through aid cuts

Steve Baker says issue could be a ‘decisive moment’ for his party, while campaigners tell foreign aid cuts MPs they have ‘blood on their hands’, writes Matt Mathers

Wednesday 14 July 2021 08:23 BST
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Was that the sun in the sky this morning? Just when you thought summer had passed by, forecasters are predicting a weekend heatwave. Don’t put away the garden chairs and BBQ just yet. We live in hope. Boris Johnson continues to feel the heat on his government’s approach to racism. After Priti Patel refused to call out fans who booed England players taking the knee, an influential Tory MP is warning his party needs a re-think on the issue. Elsewhere, anger is growing on new Covid guidance and MPs have voted through foreign aid cuts.

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