Barroso in EU appeal to eurosceptic UK leaders

European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso is set to urge the UK's political leaders to think twice on whether they want Britain to be at the heart of the EU's decision-making strata or to "sulk in the periphery" instead.

In his speech at Chatham House in London on Monday (16 October), Mr Barroso will argue "If the UK wants to tackle climate change, if it wants to fight poverty in Africa, if it wants to deliver greater external security, if it wants to have an open, competitive e...