The European Union is ‘not working for Britain’, George Osborne warned last night. The Chancellor said the EU was ‘causing problems for us’ – and warned the continent was ‘pricing itself out of the world economy’. The stark assessment came as the European Commission confirmed the UK would be charged interest payments if it refuses to pay a disputed £1.7billion surcharge levied last month. Scroll down for video The door is that way: Berlin has also reiterated that Angela Merkel believes the EU’s principle of free movement, which David Cameron wants to curb, is ‘non-negotiable’ Berlin has also reiterated that Angela Merkel believes the EU’s principle of free movement, which David Cameron wants to curb, is ‘non-negotiable’.
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George Osborne said the EU was ‘causing problems for us’
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He warned the continent was ‘pricing itself out of the world economy'
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EU says UK would be charged interest if it refuses to pay £1.7bn bill
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Merkel wants UK to leave rather than curb workers' free movement
He added: ‘It’s perfectly all right for the @placeholder to say as the big country that’s not in the euro, this relationship is not working properly for us.’