EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges

Labour veteran is said to relish role that requires careful negotiation of Trump and impending G20 leadership Extraordinarily, given the importance of geopolitics, the office of foreign secretary has sometimes appeared a consolation prize in British politics, perhaps reflecting the transfer of responsibility to Downing

Britain’s new foreign secretary brings the U.K.-EU reset into his department's ambit — and seeks advice from old foes across the political aisle.

He will play a 'greater role' in talks with the EU than his predecessors at the Foreign Office.