By Simon Walters PUBLISHED: 16:17 EST, 22 September 2012 | UPDATED: 16:17 EST, 22 September 2012 William Hague will tomorrow  launch a worldwide network of  British Commonwealth embassies to rival the emergence of the EU as a foreign superpower. The Foreign Secretary is in  Canada where he will sign an agreement to open joint UK-Canadian  diplomatic missions abroad. He also hopes Australia and New Zealand will join the initiative whereby the four countries will pool their resources to extend their combined influence on world affairs. Hitting back: Williams Hague hopes to secure Britain's place as a world power
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Will team up with the three Commonwealth allies
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Will look to 'first cousins' to rival Brussels
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