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Cameron snubs leaders not backing benefit cuts
He avoids meeting parties that oppose his attack on migrant workers’ rights
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COWARDLY David Cameron dodged talks yesterday with the leaders of European political parties opposed to benefits cuts for migrant workers.
The Prime Minister was due to meet the European Parliament’s conference of presidents, which includes the leaders of all political groups.
But the Tory leader, who also refused to make his case for reform to an EU plenary session, pulled out of the meeting on the eve of his visit to Brussels.
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