Foreign aid spending is kept high by ministers to impress popstars like Bono and Bob Geldof, the UK Independence Party will say today.

Ukip’s economic spokesman Patrick O’Flynn will say that Britain spends £13.3billion a year on aid - rather than using it to help working class communities - because party leaders took gap years in third world countries.

Under plans to be unveiled by Ukip today, Mr O'Flynn will propose cutting the Government’s annual aid contribution from 0.7 per cent of Gross Domestic Product to 0.2 per cent of GDP.