The former prime minister warned that “complacency” and “nostalgia” are the routes to a national decline and that the UK’s global influence has relied upon history, fortified by membership of the EU and close ties to the US.

"Our hefty international influence rested on our history and reputation, buttressed by our membership of the European Union and our close alliance with the United States. Suddenly, we are no longer an irreplaceable bridge between Europe and America. We are now less relevant to them both."

PM urged to recognise pursuit of no-deal Brexit would be regarded as serious error by US.

The results of the U.S. election will pose existential questions in London.

Ex-ambassador says Democrat White House would prioritise France and Germany.

Ivan Rogers, former UK ambassador to the EU, says prime minister will think ‘history was going his way’ if Donald Trump is re-elected

A recurrent claim of the Leave campaign during the 2016 EU referendum was that it would be easy for the United Kingdom, once it had decided to leave the EU, to agree with the larger countries of the Union, notably Germany and France ... But the misconception was illuminating for its misjudgement of the European Union and the solidarity between its members.

Belief that Britain is force for good in world is down 10 points from April 2019 in UK.

A former Conservative leader asked how the UK could “reproach” Russia, China and Iran for their conduct when it was prepared to break international laws.

Research into similar exercises in other countries has shown they lead to an exodus of talent and a loss of influence with key partners.

Former senior officials also worry Britain may be sidelined if Joe Biden becomes president.

British envoys may be deploying a combination of indignation and stubbornness.

A body representing the aerospace industry says it is "disappointed" that the government has not taken an "ambitious approach".

A 19th Century trade agenda will decimate the most productive parts of the 21st Century economy.

Decision on British overseas territory comes less than two weeks after UK left bloc.

Martin Wolf: Britain’s demands for its negotiations with the EU are unrealistic.

When the bell tolls at eleven o’clock tonight, ringing out Britain’s membership of the EU, an entire phase of British history will come to a close. For nearly half a century – from 1973 to 2020 – perhaps the single most important fact about British history was its membership of the European Union (or ‘Community’, until 1993).

EU rules will still affect UK but Britain will have no say in setting them.

Leaving the EU confronts my former colleagues with a greater challenge than Whitehall has faced for generations.

June Mummery said EU rules would still apply to Britain but that it would have no say.

'Get Brexit done is the biggest delusion of all' - Michael Heseltine launches scathing attack on Boris Johnson.

The general election will be the point of no return for the UK in the current phase of its decline, and the US is heading in the same direction.