Cameron loses vote on EU budget

PM Cameron lost a parliamentary vote on the EU budget after a rebellion by members of his own party.

The vote – carried by 13 votes – has no legal weight, but the defeat is likely to raise questions over Cameron’s control of the coalition government and his ability to reign in the Conservatives’ anti-European arm.

Here is some background. His party and the opposition wanted the EU to cut its GBP150 billion budget deeper.