Deepening Euro crisis could force Britain out of the EU for ever, says leading investment bank

The deepening crisis in the eurozone could see Britain quit the European Union for good, according to one of the world’s leading investment banks.

Japanese giant Nomura said the UK government could be forced to set a date for an in-out referendum as soon as the autumn as the single currency bloc lurches closer to disaster.

In a report for clients around the world, the bank said the European issue ‘could split the ruling coalition’ and cause alarm on the financial markets.

It was the first time a global bank has issued such a hard-hitting report on Britain’s deteriorating relationship with crisis-torn Europe.

Pressure is mounting on David Cameron to call a referendum with more than half of Conservative backbench MPs in favour of a public vote.
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