Boris Johnson will today unveil the government’s integrated review which promises to set out the blueprint for ‘Global Britain’. The 100-page document – titled ‘Global Britain in a Competitive Age’ – has been heralded as the most radical reassessment of Britain’s place in the world since the Cold War. The Prime Minister is due to unveil the plans in the Commons to MPs this afternoon – but in the meantime the document has been leaked to several papers.
With Sino-scepticism building in the Tory party, the review appears to go a step further than many backbenchers would like
So, what’s next for Global Britain? The aspect which is already leading to the most animated debate in the Tory party relates to China. With increased Sino-scepticism building in the Tory party over the past year, the review appears to go a step further than many backbenchers would like when it comes to working with China.
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