UK foreign policy will shift in some areas

Significance

The government’s primary focus has been to rebuild trust with European powers, highlighted by various trips to EU capitals and the outcome of the European Political Community summit in Oxfordshire on July 18. Meanwhile, Labour has dropped UK opposition to an international arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and pledged to sustain UK financial and military support for Ukraine.

Impacts

• The rebuilding of trust with EU actors will boost investor confidence in EU-UK trade relations.
• The government will be active regarding free trade agreements, with deals with India and the Gulf Cooperation Council priority areas.
• The United Kingdom will be open to the prospect of Ukraine using UK weapons to strike Russian territory.