Cleverly by name. And perhaps even Cleverly by nature, too? Judging by his Guardian interview last week, and by his step-by-step rebuilding of Britain’s relations with Europe, James Cleverly seems to be quietly cajoling Conservative foreign policy down off the post-Brexit battlements and towards a more recognisably practical and stable place in world affairs. If so, two important questions follow. Where exactly is that new place for Britain? And will the Tory party let him do it?
The foreign secretary’s interview in Tokyo exemplified Rishi Sunak-era
