On August 24, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told European Council President Antonio Costa that the UK should pursue closer ties with the European Union more aggressively, building on existing defense and security cooperation across all relationship areas. The statement signaled a shift toward deeper EU engagement.
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LONDON, Aug 24 - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told European Council President Antonio Costa that London should be bolder in pursuing closer ties with the European Union, with a UK-EU summit this year providing such opportunity, his office said on Monday.
PM Burnham says UK must be 'bolder' in seeking closer EU ties Reuters
"That included building on the close defence and security ties already forged between the UK and European Allies to drive greater cooperation across all areas of the relationship," Burnham said.