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Fourth Report: A brave new Britain? The future of the UK’s international policy
Foreign Affairs Committee
HC 380
Published 22 October 2020
Government response
Eighth Special Report: A brave new Britain? The future of the UK’s international policy: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report · published 13 Jan 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Accepted
Para 7
The UK’s own international policy has been adrift.
Conclusion
The UK’s own international policy has been adrift. It has lacked clarity.
Government Response Summary
The government refutes the claim of lacking clarity by outlining its ongoing commitment to upholding international law, democracy, and human rights, citing the Magnitsky sanctions regime and support for international criminal justice.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Recommendation
Accepted
Para 19
We recommend that the UK convene and catalyse negotiations to reform multinational organisations: seeking to...
Recommendation
We recommend that the UK convene and catalyse negotiations to reform multinational organisations: seeking to maintain their relevance and their benefit for all rather A brave new Britain? The future of the UK’s international policy 21 than a few. Our …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation and states that it has already been working to convene and catalyse negotiations for the reform of multinational organisations, citing ongoing efforts with the UN, NATO, OECD's Development Assistance Committee, and the Commonwealth.
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Recommendation
Accepted
Para 20
The UK should use its convening power and thought leadership to bring together nimble networks...
Recommendation
The UK should use its convening power and thought leadership to bring together nimble networks of like-minded nations by agreeing a baseline for cooperation between them. These coalitions would be open, issue-based, fleet-footed, overlapping, and even temporary: a ‘vari-lateral’ system.
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation and states it has already been working to convene and catalyse negotiations to reform multinational organisations like the UN, NATO, and the Commonwealth, providing examples of its ongoing efforts.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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