Blow for Cameron as the Germans and French plot to boost EU power by stealth

Germany and France yesterday sealed a deal that could end David Cameron's hopes of changing the EU's treaties before an In/Out referendum. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande agreed to shore up the euro by tightening political union between the Eurozone countries without the need for treaty change. The move is a potential blow to Mr Cameron, who yesterday welcomed EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker at Chequers (pictured). The Prime Minister believes treaty change will be needed to enact his key demands, such as banning migrants from claiming benefits in the UK for four years and withdrawing Britain from the EU's founding principle of 'ever-closer