UK taxpayers 'won't pay for unaffordable EU increases'
Prime Minister David Cameron told the House of Commons that he rejected the EU budget proposed at last week's summit in Brussels as the spending increases were not a good deal for British taxpayers. He said:
"We are not going to be tough on budgets at home and sign up to big increases in European spending in Brussels"
Cameron projects himself as defender of the EU taxpayer
The Prime Minister's performance at this EU summit has been interesting and it hints at a more tactical engagement with Europe.
Cameron says EU must join 'real world' as talks collapse
The Prime Minister has hit out at EU institutions for not going far enough to rein in spending as budget talks were postponed until January.
Being seen as 'Mr No' has its limitations
Getting 27 people with different interests to agree to anything is hard, but the lack of solidarity among EU members can be striking.