Angela Merkel warns UK to stay in EU

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned the UK that countries "at the bargaining table" negotiate better deals than those "outside the room".

Mrs Merkel said it was a decision for the British people, but she hoped the UK would vote to stay in the European Union in the referendum on 23 June.

She said the UK as "part and parcel" of the EU was of "benefit to all of us".

Leave campaigners said staying in might be in Germany's interest but that "does not mean it's in the UK's interest".