UK Foreign Secretary Emphasizes Diplomatic Policy Autonomy, Refusing to Outsource National Interests

【UK Foreign Secretary Makes Strong Statement on US: UK Will Not Outsource Its Foreign Policy】

On March 8, 2026, London time, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper made the statement while answering questions from BBC in the UK:

It is very important to learn from the 2003 Iraq War and its consequences, when British and American troops fought side by side. As the UK government, our responsibility is to decide what is in the UK's national interest, which does not mean simply agreeing with the opinions of other countries, or outsourcing our foreign policy to other countries.

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