As a new Government, we are tackling this legacy in three ways. First, we are forging a distinctive British foreign policy that promotes our national interests, protects our security and stands up for our values. We have put supporting the British economy at the heart of our diplomacy. We need to be a self-confident, outward-looking nation with stronger bilateral relationships and an effective voice in international institutions.
Second, the Prime Minister has taken a grip on our national security. On our first day in office, he set up a new National Security Council. He has restored proper Cabinet government and made expert knowledge a part of decision-making again. Ministers, intelligence chiefs and our military now consider policy in the round. Our Armed Forces are the backbone of our defence and we owe them an enormous debt of gratitude. But we must bring together all the other instruments of our national power to protect our security, for the burden of maintaining our role in the world cannot fall solely on the brave men and women of our Armed Forces.
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