article_snippet: law will come into force within the next few weeks, after law receives royal assent from the Queen.
article_snippet: Legislation to set the aid target in stone was passed by the Lords despite opposition from Tory grandees including former Chancellor Lord Lawson, who has described the measure as ‘gesture politics’.
article_snippet: The pledge to introduce law was part of the coalition agreement of 2010 – but opposition from many Conservative backbenchers meant The pledge to introduce the law never saw the light of day as an official government bill.
article_snippet: The pledge to introduce the law had to be piloted through parliament by Liberal Democrat MP Michael Moore.
article_snippet: The pledge to introduce the law was approved in Commons earlier this year and yesterday was given an unopposed third reading in the Lords.
highlights_snippet: House of Lords votes in favour of law which has been backed by MPs .
  
highlights_snippet: Bill taken through parliament by former Lib Dem minister Michael Moore .
  