Merkel strikes conciliatory tone in UK talks

Germany wants to play a “constructive” part in Britain’s bid to renegotiate its relations with Brussels, Angela Merkel said, as she insisted “where there’s a will there is a way” following talks with David Cameron.

In a significant boost to the prime minister’s bid to reform the European Union, the chancellor did not rule out treaty change.

Germany has “clear cut hope” that Britain will remain a member of the EU but negotiations are set to be “protracted”, she said following the talks in Berlin.