German Chancellor Angela Merkel tonight backed allowing European countries to impose tighter controls on benefits, insisting she 'very much likes' having Britain in the EU. Appearing in Downing Street after talks with David Cameron, Mrs Merkel insisted that the principle of freedom of movement across the continent could not be 'questioned' but stressed 'where there is a will, there is a way' to addressing the UK's concerns. Mrs Merkel suggested that tackling abuse of the benefits system - a central plank of Tory demands for reform - could be addressed by individual member states without agreement in Brussels. David Cameron and Angela Merkel gave a press conference in Downing Street today after talks on EU reform
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German Chancellor tells PM: 'Where there is a will, there is a way'
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Insists she will work with Britain to find 'commons solutions'
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Leaders also toured German exhibition at the British Museum in London
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Cameron says he thinks renegotiation will succeed and will vote to stay in
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But if talks with 28-nation bloc fail, he insists he will 'rule nothing out'
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Sets out demands on immigration, welfare and blocking Brussels rules
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Exempting Britain from the principle of 'ever-closer union'
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Introducing a 'red card' rule to allow national governments to come together to block Brussels regulations
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Protection of the single market, as eurozone countries integrate more
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Major curbs on benefits claims for migrants, including blocking access to the dole for four years and ending child benefit being exported across Europe
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