David Cameron is trying to 'appease Ukip', say Germans

Angela Merkel ally casts doubt over prime minister's pledge to avoid ever closer ties with Europe



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One of German chancellor Angela Merkel's closest allies has firmly rejected David Cameron's proposal to extricate the UK from the EU's commitment to "ever closer union", accusing the prime minister of putting it forward in a "desperate attempt to appease Ukip".

The comments from Gunther Krichbaum, head of the German government's committee on EU affairs, will cast serious doubt on Cameron's ability to deliver on a pledge that he said a week ago was the "most important" change he wanted to see in the UK's relations with Europe.

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