THE idea of a global Britain has become the foundation stone of Britain's post-Brexit foreign policy. Theresa May says Brexit "should make us think of global Britain, a country with the self-confidence and the freedom to look beyond the continent of Europe and to the economic and diplomatic opportunities of the wider world". Boris Johnson, Britain's foreign secretary, declares that "whether we like it or not we are not some bit part or spear carrier on the world stage. We are a protagonist-a global Britain running a truly global foreign policy".
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