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David Cameron has said Britain needs closer ties with the European Union, prompting fears the Brexit debate could be ‘reignited’. The Foreign Secretary said the bloc is a ‘friend, a neighbour and partner’ and praised cooperation between the EU and the UKin supporting Ukraine. But he was warned not to ‘reignite’ the debate around Brexit. Lord Cameron told the BBC: ‘When you look at the engagement in Ukraine, that probably is the best example of how it’s worked. ‘There’s no doubt that Britain is the leading European power in helping Ukraine. I heard that over and over again from the...

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday abandoned his efforts to block a law in the upper house of Parliament that would prevent the country from withdrawing from the European Union without a deal in place. Members of Johnson’s Conservative Party in the House of Lords had initially prepared a slate of amendments to the legislation, which passed the House of Commons Wednesday, in the hopes of delaying a vote on it until Monday, when Parliament will be suspended. However, the party announced early Thursday that it was dropping its opposition, according to Reuters. Richard Newby, an opposition member...