The speech – due to be delivered a day after the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – will also touch on defence, as Ms Badenoch will say “we must do what it takes to protect Britain”.
Watch live as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch advocates putting Britain first in a major foreign policy speech on Tuesday (25 February).
The Conservative leader will say that “our foreign policy should seek to support our national interest” and “sovereignty must be at the core of our foreign policy”.
In the address on Tuesday, she will also advocate a “need to disengage” from international bodies if they are “taken over by activists or by autocratic regimes like China or Russia”.
Ms Badenoch will also warn that there will be “painful decisions on government spending” when it comes to funding defence.
