By James Chapman, Political Editor Last updated at 9:38 AM on 17th November 2011 Speech: David Cameron delivers his address at the Lord Mayor's banquet last night, where he said the EU debt crisis was a chance to claw back powers from the EU David Cameron last night said the EU was ‘in peril’ and described the debt crisis as an ‘opportunity’ to claw back  powers for Britain. After being rocked by a Tory MP rebellion over Britain’s future in the EU, the Prime Minister cast himself as a ‘sceptic’, attacking ‘grand plans and utopian visions’ and vowing to ‘refashion the EU so it better serves this nation’s interests’.
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Vows to refashion EU to best serve nation's interests
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Remarks at odds with that of German Chancellor Angela Merkel
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Says leaving EU is not in the British interest
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Boris Johnson questions Government's willingness to boost IMF
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George Osborne hits out at plans for financial transaction tax
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