Cameron ally accuses EU leaders of duplicity over Juncker nomination


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  • Monday, 23 Jun 2014

Britain's Chancellor George Osborne delivers a speech at a China-Britain Business Council dinner in London June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Neil Hall

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's right-hand man accused European leaders on Monday of duplicity over the possible choice of Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission president, an appointment London is trying to block.

Speaking before a meeting between Cameron and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in London on Monday, finance minister George Osborne suggested EU leaders were being supportive of Juncker publicly but negative privately.

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