Boris Johnson: Denmark offers answer to Cameron's EU crisis

Treaty derogation that allows Denmark to impose residency tests on property purchases examined in Brussels as compromise to rescue David Cameron's floundering benefits curb plan

David Cameron must be granted a Danish-style opt out from free movement rules in order to get his ban on migrant benefits, Boris Johnson says, ahead of a summit this week which will determine Britain’s future in the European Union.
Writing in The Daily Telegraph, the London Mayor said an exemption from EU rules that allows Denmark to ban non-residents from buying homes could be emulated by the UK to impose waiting times on benefits.
• Boris Johnson: If Denmark can treat foreigners differently, then so can Britain
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