EU treaty: Britain now faces a Europe that is becoming hostile - by Bruno Waterfield

David Cameron's refusal to unconditionally agree to a eurozone "stability union" treaty has polarised relations between Britain and EU at a time when the economic crisis has sharpened European power struggles.

As attitudes harden, senior European politicians and officials are warning that the Prime Minister's stand will have severe consequences for Britain.

Martin Schulz, the German MEP who will become the president of the European Parliament early next year, predicted that Britain could be forced to quit the EU. "I doubt in the long term whether Britain will stay in the EU," he said. "The EU can, if necessary, do without Britain, but Britain would have more difficulty without the EU."

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