David Cameron steps up campaign to block Juncker appointment

David Cameron has intensified his campaign to block Jean-Claude Juncker from becoming the next president of the European commission, with No 10 warning like-minded EU leaders his appointment would amount to a “stitch-up”.

 

As Labour joined the Tories and Liberal Democrats in rejecting Juncker’s candidacy, Cameron claimed the attempt by the European parliament to install the former Luxembourg prime minister amounted to a power grab “through the back door”.

 

He called for a “consensual candidate” to be agreed in talks with Angela Merkel and his Swedish and Dutch counterparts – Fredrik Reinfeldt and Mark Rutte – at the Swedish prime minister’s summer home in Harpsund.

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