Moorlands MP Karen Bradley was among 25 Conservative rebel MPs to vote against keeping the foreign aid budget at 0.5% of the UK's national income.

On Monday MPs voted by a narrow margin of 35 to keep the budget at the new, lower 0.5%, rather than reinstating the budget to its previous rate of 0.7%.

The lower percentage equates to a foreign aid cut of around £4 billion, with Parliament deciding to keep the budget at 0.5% by 333 votes to 298.

Other Conservative MPs to vote against the cut included Jeremy Hunt, David Davis and former Prime Minister Theresa May, joining MPs from Labour and other parties.

The government says aid spending will return to the higher 0.7% level "when the fiscal situation allows" - but has not specified a date.

Nub News reported in June how MPs were blocked in a previous bid to reverse the cuts.

At the time the proposal was ruled inadmissible by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, meaning it was not be put to a vote. It was ruled that the proposal was not within the remit of the law the group of Tory rebels wanted to change.

However, ministers were told to give MPs an "effective" vote on the issue, and an emergency three hour debate was allowed on the matter.