EU leaders have been arriving in Brussels for the crunch summit where Britain’s reform demands will be thrashed out. David Cameron arrived earlier today where he did his best to make a bullish entrance, reassuring those back home he was ‘battling for Britain’:
He’ll be trying to convince other European leaders that its worth their while signing up to the deal first though.
The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, said he was ‘relatively optimistic’ about an agreement being made:
Whilst Donald Tusk said whatever happened it was a ‘make-or-break’ summit:
And Jean-Claude Juncker said he was also optimistic about a deal, adding that he was sure Britain would remain a ‘constructive’ member of the EU:
Meanwhile, back home, Tory MP Graham Brady did his best to talk down the summit – suggesting that what was being discussed were just minor tinkerings:
Earlier in the day, Lord Kinnock made a surprising admission on Today about who he thinks David Cameron should have tried to emulate in Europe.
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