'I should not have listened to David Cameron' says Jean-Claude Juncker

Juncker: 'He told me not to interfere in the debate in the UK, not to come to London, not to do interviews with the British press'

Former UK prime minister David Cameron being greeted by former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at EU headquarters in February 2016. Picture: AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert

The former president of the European Commission has said he “made a mistake” in listening to David Cameron after being told not to interfere with the Brexit debate in the UK.

Jean-Claude Juncker said he “should not have listened” to the former UK prime minister and “spoken out” on the issue.