By James Chapman Updated: 03:20 EST, 16 November 2011 Berlin declared last night that Europe is speaking German and Britain must be less selfish toward the EU. The UK has a duty to help the eurozone despite being outside the single currency, according to one of Angela Merkel’s closest allies. Even more provocatively, Volker Kauder warned Britain could not block a financial tax that would cost the City billions. Provocative: Volker Kauder (left) - one of Angela Merkel's closest allies - warned Britain could not block a financial tax that would cost the City billions He insisted it was wrong for London to defend its own interests, adding: ‘Only going after their own benefit, and refusing to contribute, is not the message we’re letting the British get away with.’
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‘Only going after their [Britain's] own benefit, and refusing to contribute, is not the message we’re letting the British get away with'
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Tory MP: ‘British people will be horrified by what is going on in Europe'
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