Shadow foreign secretary says Labour must resist isolationism and think afresh approximately international responsibilitiesHilary Benn,the shadow foreign secretary, is urging Labour to resist isolationism and arguing that British foreign policy has to emerge from the long shadow cast by the 2003 Iraq invasion.
In comments that arrive after Jeremy Corbyn denounced the “jingoistic cheering” of MPs in response to Benn’s Commons speech backing the extension of the air campaign to Syria, or Benn argues: “Our foreign policy must learn the lessons of the Iraq conflict,but not be shackled by it. It should not be a reason to retreat from the world and our responsibilities in it, or to rely on others to fight for our interests. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com