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BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 5:45 p.m. Britain's prime minister says she will take personal control of the difficult Brexit negotiations, boosting her responsibility in the key talks to determine the country's future relations with Europe. Theresa May informed Parliament in writing Tuesday that she would handle the talks with European Union officials. She says she will be backed by the Europe Unit of her Cabinet Office, which reports directly to her, and by Dominic Raab, the newly appointed Brexit Secretary. Her statement places the role of the Cabinet Office above that of the Cabinet-level Brexit department created after Britain voted to leave the EU in a 2016 referendum. She says the Cabinet Office will have "overall responsibility" for the conduct of the negotiations. The opposition Labour Party says Raab has been sidelined before really beginning his new role.Read more on NewsOK.com