A no-deal Brexit would result in an ‘unprecedented – and self-inflicted – diminution of Britain’s international influence.'
The ambassador warn the UK’s role on the international stage would be diminished under a no-deal scenario would result in an ‘unprecedented – and self-inflicted – diminution of Britain’s international influence’, a group of former ambassadors have warned.to use this weekend’s G7 summit in Biarritz, France, to change direction and ‘signal a different approach’.
The ambassadors wrote: ‘We need a foreign policy based on long-term UK interests and a strong economy, and that requires close relationships with our European neighbours.‘It should not be allowed to happen. They added: ‘This year’s G7 summit takes place against the backdrop of an impending no-deal Brexit that would result in an unprecedented – and self-inflicted – diminution of Britain’s international influence.‘Take the global financial crisis in 2008, in which Britain secured an EU consensus on the way forward before selling it to the Americans and others in the G20.‘On climate change, the common European position was crucial in securing international support.
Other EU member states have already begun considering and discussing nominations for the new EU Commission.
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