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George Hollingbery
Fighting for
Meon Valley
I believe that Britain needs change, not more of the same.
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Foreign Affairs
A Conservative Government's approach to foreign affairs will be based on liberal Conservative principles.
Liberal, because Britain must be open and engaged with the world, supporting human rights and championing the cause of democracy and the rule of law at every opportunity. But Conservative, because our policy must be hard-headed and practical, dealing with the world as it is and not as we wish it were.
We and our allies face our most serious challenges from persistent international terrorism, attempts by Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, and a newly aggressive Russia.
We must recognise that we are much stronger working through NATO, the UN, or the G8 than when acting alone, and that our moral authority is vital to our success.
Britain enjoys a unique position - it is the place where America, Europe and the Commonwealth meet. Our outlook and responsibilities have always been global, and for Britain to play a full role on the international stage we must:
- Restore cabinet government to our foreign policy decision-making and establish a national security council
- Properly manage our relations with the United States while extending our alliances and trading relationships elsewhere
- Champion reform of the EU and other multilateral or global institutions while simultaneously upholding our own highest values
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 | | George Hollingbery on Foreign Policy | | I make no bones about the fact I was against our intervention in Iraq and continue to believe that it was pure folly for us to get involved. However, I believe that, at least until the US withdraws its troops, we must keep up our presence.
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