DOWNING Street yesterday signalled that Britain would veto any attempt to create a banking union across all 27 EU member states.
The move was a riposte to Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, who suggested the time was right for a "very big step" towards greater integration. He acknowledged Britain could be allowed to opt out of a banking union so long as it did not block its progress.
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