Ze mighty German government put it’s weight behind behind a campaign to keep Britain in Europe last night.
Top officials described the possibility of the UK leaving as “a disaster for all parties”
Of course it wasn’t completely a blanket case of supporting the UK as Berlin see the UK ‘s membership of the EU as central to it’s priorities in reversing Europe’s economic declines and to counter protectionist pressures in France and other countries.
David Cameron survived the EU referendum vote as the motion to “regret” the lack of an EU vote bill in the Queens speech was defeated by 277 to 131 votes.
The surprise came as the number of Tories voting for the motion came in at 114, a greater show of euroscepticism than was expected.
