Cameron delivers EU exit warning

David Cameron hinted he might recommend a British exit from the European Union if it stops him restricting EU migrants’ access to UK welfare benefits, but said he was confident it would not come to that.

In a speech designed to breathe new life into his campaign for re-election next May,the British PM set out a detailed blueprint for limiting EU migrants’ access to benefits like tax credits and housing.

In a demand likely to meet fierce resistance from EU leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Cameron said his proposals would require changes to EU treaties, which enshrine freedom of movement as a fundamental principle.