In the Lords

As I said, my Lords, we retain good diplomatic relations with European states and share foreign policy goals with them, particularly on i

My Lords, I think the opposite is the case, as we have shown over the last couple of years.

My Lords, that is not the Government’s view at all.

The noble Lord makes a really important point.

In the last decade our diplomatic network has expanded by over 10%, making it the fourth largest global network of embassies and high com

My Lords, we have shown that we do not need a separate institutional treaty to work effectively with the EU on foreign policy and securit

My Lords, I would love to have time to give lots of examples of where we have exerted disproportionate influence over the last year or tw

I certainly do not intend to sound complacent. I simply push back on the idea that the UK has lost influence.

The UK takes its responsibilities as a nuclear weapon state seriously and will continue to encourage other states to do likewise.

We continue to encourage the Nigerian Government to take urgent action to protect those at risk of intercommunal violence across the Midd