London — Britain proposed a new post-Brexit security treaty with the EU on Monday, seeking to intensify co-operation to thwart "ever-growing and increasingly cross-border threats". In its sixth policy paper setting out Britain’s vision for ties with the EU after it quits the bloc in March 2019, the government said it wanted to keep the benefits of EU security co-operation, arguing it was in both parties’ interests to do so. The proposal comes days after a blast on a packed commuter underground train injured 30 people in west London. It was Britain’s fifth major attack in 2017. "We already have a deep level of collaboration with the EU on security matters and it is in both our interests to find ways to maintain it," Brexit minister David Davis said in a statement. "A new security treaty with the EU would be underpinned by our shared principles and should make sure our partnership has the agility to respond to the ever-changing threats." The paper said a new form of agreement on secur...
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