UN envoy: Britain is ‘gung ho’ about world role after Brexit

British Ambassador to the United Nations Dame Barbara Woodward poses for a photo (Mary Altaffer/AP)

Britain’s new ambassador to the United Nations has said the Government is feeling “gung ho” about continuing its role as an important player on the world stage despite its exit from the European Union.

Dame Barbara Woodward pointed to the UK’s permanent seat on the powerful UN Security Council, its presidency this year of the Group of Seven major industrialised nations, its membership in the Group of 20 leading economic powers and Nato, and its hosting of the next United Nations global climate summit in Glasgow in November.