Juncker vows to protect four freedoms of EU Treaty

European Commission president designate, Jean-Claude Juncker has put down a marker for British demands that the City of London would be protected from EU rules.

He refused to say that he would resist British attempts to exempt the City from financial regulation and allow trade deals for financial services including Chinese offshore activities.

Mr Juncker was being questioned by former economics professor and British Green MEP, Molly Scott-Cato, at a hearing hosted by the Green Party in the European Parliament.