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a { color: #880000 !important; background: #ffeeee !important; } Labour's David Lammy outlines foreign policy visionUK > PoliticsDavid Lammy, Labour's shadow foreign secretary, has outlined his party's foreign policy vision in a speech at Chatham House in London. He pledged to reset relations with the EU, establish a "threats cell" to tackle interference from powers such as Russia and China, and make closer cooperation with Europe across security, trade and foreign policy a central plank of a plan to reconnect "a tarnished UK" with its closest allies. Lammy also promised to ease UK-EU friction on food and medical goods, strengthen the recognition of professional standards, and restore co-operation on science and research.

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David Lammy outlines Labour's foreign policy vision in a speech at Chatham House in London

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The speech outlines Labour's vision for foreign policy and how it would differ from the current government's approach. It also highlights the party's priorities for improving relations with the EU and other international partners.

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