Proceeding contribution from Chris Bryant (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 22 October 2020. It occurred during Backbench debate and Select Committee statement on Foreign Affairs Committee.
Foreign Affairs Committee
I confess that when I listened to the witnesses, I kept remembering those words of the Victorian poet:
“We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven”.
However, the truth is that much still abides for this country. The BBC is the most respected newscaster around the world; English is still becoming the world’s language; we are often the penholder in all the major international institutions; and many people want to do their legal business in this country because we respect the rule of law. Do we not need to find that new niche where we are still special?
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- 2019-21
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- Defence Foreign relations Military alliances Diplomatic relations Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
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