Burnham says Britain will be ‘bolder’ in building closer ties with EU

The comments come ahead of a summit between the UK and EU which is due to take place later this year

PM Burnham says UK must be 'bolder' in seeking closer EU ties  Reuters

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.