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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes part in a panel discussion with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14.
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London - Britain's government is set to announce legislation next month to move the country closer to the European Union, as the Iran war sours the U.K.'s so-called special relationship with the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump's unpredictability and stream of insults towards America's historic ally is adding impetus to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's bid to deepen ties with the 27-nation bloc, a decade after Britons narrowly voted to leave the EU. "We have a government that is already eager to move closer towards the EU, and the events in Iran provide an opportunity to speed up that process," Evie Aspinall, director of the British Foreign Policy Group think tank, said. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, SUBSCRIBE NOW
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