Tony Abbott: My heart leapt when Boris Johnson became prime minister

If Britain is to be a free country, the difficulties of leaving simply have to be faced. Now, I know that many people here in Britain think that these are daunting times, but surely they are also stirring times ,because yet again a great country is grasping for freedom.

If I can say one thing above all, it is that if there is any country on earth that should be capable of standing on its own two feet, it’s Britain.