Rishi Sunak will pledge on Monday to follow a “hard-headed” foreign policy as he insists that Britain has found its feet in a post-Brexit world.
In a major speech at the Guildhall in London, he will say that the UK’s foreign policy will defend British values and stand for “moral clarity” in the Middle East and Ukraine.
The Prime Minister will speak of the UK’s desire to “shape the world” as he highlights his record on forging international partnerships on defence, trade and migration.
He will say that while Britain is pragmatic in its foreign policy approach, the UK will continue to support Kyiv against Russia’s invasion and push for humanitarian support for civilians in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war.
“We’re hard-headed about what’s necessary for our interests and security,” he will say. “But Britain’s realism has always had values and this is a moment for moral clarity.”
Downing Street said that the new foreign policy approach is possible because of the completion of Brexit with this year’s Windsor Framework.
It said that other foreign policy successes, such as a leadership role in the Ukraine and Middle East crises, along with the recent AI summit and the establishment of the Aukus defence partnership with the United States and Australia, show that Britain has an important part to play in the world since leaving the EU.
No 10 said that it means Mr Sunak will be able to leave behind “past dogmas, assumptions and structures” in dealing with other nations.
‘Our values will prevail’
Speaking to international dignitaries and business leaders, the Prime Minister will say: “In these dangerous times, we’re not just defending a better vision of the future against those who would destroy it, we’re marshalling our expertise, our people and our alliances to bring that future into being.
“So, we’ll continue to stand up for what is right … and show that our values will prevail.”
Calling 2023 “one of the most significant years” for British foreign policy in recent times, he will point to the signing of the Windsor Framework with the European Union, the update of UK foreign and security policy and the announcement of plans for a new generation of nuclear-powered submarines under the Aukus partnership.
The UK also struck migration deals with France, Italy and Albania, confirmed its accession to a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc and hosted an international summit on artificial intelligence safety.
The Windsor Framework trading arrangements agreed by London and Brussels were seen as a key step in improving post-Brexit relations, after the more combative approaches taken by Mr Sunak’s predecessors Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
In his speech at the annual Lord Mayor’s Banquet in London’s Guildhall, Mr Sunak will say: “These treaties and alliances speak to something deeper: our willingness to act, to shape the world, not be shaped by it, wherever there’s a challenge, wherever there’s a threat, wherever we can promote peace and security.”
Mr Sunak will also promise to intensify British efforts to work towards a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
He will say: “The UK wrote the original UN resolutions setting out a two-state solution. We’ve argued for it for decades. But now we must help make it a reality.
“So to the UK’s friends across the region and to our communities in this country, I pledge to redouble British efforts to this end.”
He will say that Britain will never “lose patience” in backing Ukraine, calling the invasion by Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, a “self-inflicted strategic calamity” that he “cannot win”.
November 13, 2023 at 05:30AM
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