British prime minister steps down after tumultuous six-week tenure

Bronwen Maddox:

Not over Ukraine.

That is the one solid plank of British foreign policy at the moment. And it's something that Boris Johnson did well. And I think that is a solid plank that any leader coming along, the next Conservative leader or Labor leader, would seize on, because it does reinforce Britain's sense of itself in the world.

And that is the thing that is so shaky at the moment. The most important bit of foreign policy, though, is probably to work out what on earth relations are with the European Union, particularly what kind of deal is going to be done over Northern Ireland and moving goods between the mainland, which is called Great Britain, and Northern Ireland.

And most roads in foreign policy lead to the European Union, if you're in the U.K., because it is so close and it is the big trading partner. And there are now so many disagreements. So, Ukraine, in a way, is easy. E.U. is inescapable, but difficult.

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