Cameron ready for battle over EU Budget

The PM, David Cameron has arrived in Brussles ahead of crunch talks over the future of EU spending. Cameron is ready to argue for a minimum real-terms freeze in the budget. Some nations, such as Germany support Britain in this proposal, but many others support the European Commissions call to increase spending.

During the talks in the next couple of days, the discussions must include an agreement on how much each EU state is allowed to spend over the period of 2014-2020. They must also decide how much is allowed to be spent on certain areas, like business, agriculture and security.

In terms of how realistic it is that Cameron will return with his proposal approved, is "tough, but realistic" according to the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg.