Eurosceptics pile pressure on Cameron ahead of summit

Cameron will join the EU's 26 other leaders in Brussels as they examine proposals to revise the Lisbon treaty and ensure joint fiscal rules for the eurozone are placed on a legal footing. Yesterday, Northern Ireland secretary, Owen Paterson, challenged Downing Street by declaring a revision of the Lisbon treaty would have to be put to the British people in a referendum. His calls were backed by eurosceptic Tories including Iain Duncan Smith and, in a surprise twist last night, by London Mayor Boris Johnson. Johnson said attempts to save the euro as it is currently constituted were ...