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Emily Thornberry

OPINION - By welcoming Macron, the UK signals a return to serious foreign policy

After years of fighting over Brexit and being represented by a series of ludicrous Foreign Secretaries, Britain is back on the world stage, and quite frankly, we couldn’t be needed more.

We are by nature a nation of multilateralists. Our voice and authority is amplified by working closely with like-minded countries. Fellow permanent UN Security Council member, G7 nation and NATO member, France, is pretty near the top of the list of our closest friends. A country with which we share such similar culture, values and history. A country just twenty-two miles away.

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