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Foreign policy 'must promote UK'

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Brussels : Belgium | 2 months ago

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The shadow foreign secretary said he rejected claims the UK's influence in the world was shrinking and could only be exerted through the European Union...The Conservatives would not commit troops abroad without a "full explanation" of their mission, he said. Bookmark with:

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