Former prime minister David Cameron has urged Theresa May to work with other political parties and argued the UK should adopt a "softer" approach to Brexit, echoing calls from City leaders yesterday.
Cameron told a business conference in Poland that PM May should "listen to other parties" on how to leave the EU, while also saying May was right to remain in office despite losing her parliamentary majority in last week's snap elections. She has since sought a deal with Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to form a minority government. On Brexit, Cameron said: "It is going to be difficult, there is no doubt about that, but perhaps an opportunity to consult more widely with the other parties on how best we can achieve it," according to the Financial Times. "I think there will be...
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