Those who persist in the belief that Brexit means Britain turning in on itself had a rude awakening when Boris Johnson , US President Joe Biden and Australian prime minister Scott Morrison revealed a defence partnership. It puts real flesh on the bones of a global role for Britain, a vital new alliance with our traditional Anglophone partners to face up to the challenge of China and to defend our interests and democratic values in the vast and growing Asia-Pacific region, now key to the world economy. But providing Australia with at least eight nuclear-powered submarines to protect its coasts...