A Global Britain?

The author is a London-based foreign affairs analyst and commentator, and founder of AK Consultancy

Since the British voted to leave the EU in the summer of 2016, it was clear that something that seemed to be simple in theory was to be difficult in practice.

After suffering several parliamentary defeats during her time at 10 Downing Street, Theresa May’s exit deal attempts received a final blow when she was ultimately forced to leave office in disgrace last year.

Although May’s successor, Boris Johnson, somehow managed to secure a withdrawal agreement with the EU in October 2019 where the two sides