UK alone as EU agrees fiscal deal
UK alone as EU agrees fiscal deal Nicolas Sarkozy said he would have preferred a treaty among all the members of the EU European leaders say 26 out of 27 EU member states have backed a tax and budget pact to tackle the eurozone debt crisis. Only the UK has said it will not join. Prime Minister David Cameron said he had to protect key British interests, including its financial markets. The 17 countries that use the euro have all agreed to the deal. Nine other countries have said they will sign up, some pending consultations with their parliaments. Hungary originally said it would also remain outside the deal but has now changed its stance. 'Stable euro' The UK effectively used its veto to block an attempt, led by the French and Germans, to get all 27 EU states to support changes to the union's treaties. Analysis Chris Morris