Australia and Britain will look to deepen defence co-operation as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledges to “tilt” Britain’s foreign policy towards the Indo-Pacific amid its own fraying relationship with China.

The release of the “Integrated Review” on Tuesday night (AEDT) – bringing together Britain’s diplomatic, defence and foreign aid policies – came as Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared the revived Quadrilateral Security Dialogue was the biggest boost to Australia’s security since the signing of the ANZUS pact with the United States.