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Global Britain: delivering on our international ambition

This page brings together the main documents that set out the government’s vision for Global Britain.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 13 June 2018
• Last updated: 23 September 2019 — See all updates

The UK has always taken a leading role in responding to global challenges and in making the most of opportunities for our country. However information and influence are dispersed and contested amongst many more actors, both state and non-state. This, and the pace of change in an ever more challenging global environment, inevitably have a significant impact on how the UK government projects influence and protects its national interests.

The shifting global context, a new relationship with Europe, and the need to deliver more with finite resources, requires us to evolve and enhance how we achieve our goals. We need to use government assets more cohesively and efficiently to maintain our global standing. Global Britain is about reinvesting in our relationships, championing the rules-based international order and demonstrating that the UK is open, outward-looking and confident on the world stage.

Evidence in response to parliamentary enquiries

How UK foreign policy responds to an ever more challenging global environment: February 2018 memorandum for the International Relations Committee

The government’s vision of Global Britain and the role of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in supporting and enabling government departments to deliver this vision: March 2018 memorandum for the Foreign Affairs Select Committee

Prime Minister's speeches

• PM speech in Greenwich: 3 February 2020
  • 3 February 2020
  • Speech

Foreign Secretary's announcements

• Foreign Secretary's introduction to the Queen’s Speech debate
  • 13 January 2020
  • Oral statement to Parliament
• Global Britain is leading the world as a force for good: article by Dominic Raab
  • 23 September 2019
  • Authored article

National Security Capability Review

• National Security Capability Review (NSCR)
  • 28 March 2018
  • Corporate report

Previous Prime Minister's speeches

• PM speech at Munich Security Conference: 17 February 2018
  • 17 February 2018
  • Speech
• The government's negotiating objectives for exiting the EU: PM speech
  • 3 February 2017
  • Speech

Previous Foreign Secretarys' announcements

• Lord Mayor's Banquet 2019: Foreign Secretary's speech
  • 14 May 2019
  • Speech
• Britain and Germany: an alliance of values
  • 20 February 2019
  • Speech
• Foreign Secretary Hunt: Britain's role in a post-Brexit world
  • 2 January 2019
  • Speech
• An Invisible Chain: speech by the Foreign Secretary
  • 31 October 2018
  • Speech
• Foreign Secretary expands UK Commonwealth diplomatic network
  • 19 April 2018
  • News story
• Foreign Secretary announces 250 new diplomatic roles and ten new sovereign missions overseas
  • 21 March 2018
  • Press release

Published 13 June 2018
Last updated 23 September 2019 + show all updates

1. 23 September 2019

   Dominic Raab's 'Global Britain is leading the world as a force for good' article added

2. 13 June 2018

   First published.