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Politics · 5 hours ago

Burnham Urges MPs to Back Closer Ties With EU

Burnham Urges MPs to Back Closer Ties With EU

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham is using a Commons statement on Monday to urge MPs to back a closer relationship with the European Union, saying Brexit has done more harm than good. He will argue that turning down a better deal would be a dereliction of duty. A UK-EU summit is set for next month, while Tory leader Kemi Badenoch calls reopening Brexit a terrible idea.

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