Britain would be better off out of the EU, Donald Trump has said, adding that “migration has been a horrible thing for Europe”.
The presumptive Republican presidential candidate insisted that his opinion was a “personal feeling” and not a “recommendation”. Previously he has been critical of President Obama’s decision to intervene in the Brexit debate.
However he told Fox News: “I know Great Britain very well. I would say they’re better off without [the EU].”
He also said: “I think migration has been a horrible thing for Europe, a lot of that was pushed by the EU.”
His intervention will complicate David Cameron’s efforts to mend relations after previously condemning Mr Trump’s “stupid” remarks on Muslims.
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Separately, Mr Cameron’s claim to have won from Brussels a protection for the City of London came under scrutiny. The prime minister trumpeted the fact that Britain would have the ability to stop eurozone countries from forcing through changes to banking laws.
However Sir Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England, admitted to MPs that this was no more than a “procedural requirement” that Britain’s concerns would be discussed — and even this could be ignored.
