Gilmore warns UK over EU membership

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has issued a strong warning to Britain that it will not be allowed to become a semi-detached member of the EU.

As pressure increases on David Cameron to demand a renegotiation of Britain’s position in the union from within his own Conservative Party, Mr Gilmore warned flexibility could only go so far.

“There are areas where countries do not have to participate and there is a degree of flexibility on that.