German MPs warn UK EU exit would be ‘economic disaster’

A new, strongly worded warning against Britain leaving the EU came from a delegation of visiting German MPs on the 10 January 2013.

The cross-party delegation from the Bundestag's EU Affairs committee was in London to highlight Germany's growing alarm at the danger of a possible UK exit.

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