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David Cameron to demand the 'emergency brake' on migrants getting UK benefits will only work if he can apply it the morning after Britain's EU referendum
- David Cameron to meet European Council president for EU summit at No10
- Mr Cameron will agree to a stopgap deal over work-in benefits for migrants
- But he will tell Donald Tusk the brake must be applied immediately to work
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David Cameron is to tell Brussels an 'emergency brake' on migrants benefits will only be acceptable if it starts the day after the referendum on Britain's EU membership.
The Prime Minister will tonight have crunch talks to hammer out the details of a deal with Donald Tusk, the EU council president, over dinner in Downing Street.
Mr Tusk is due to produce a letter for all 28 EU member states outlining the changes demanded by Britain's renegotiation ahead of a key summit on February 18-19.
Prime Minister David Cameron (left) will meet European Council president Donald Tusk (right) at a No 10 dinner
But following meetings in Brussels on Friday, Mr Cameron insisted what was currently on offer was 'not good enough'.
The PM is in a race against time to seal a deal at the February summit and press ahead to a rapid referendum on June 23.
But he will tell Mr Tusk at tonight's dinner he is prepared to wait and keeping pushing for more concessions.
Downing Street said the 'brake' would only be accepted as part of the negotiations if it could be triggered immediately after the referendum, apply long enough to resolve the underlying problem and was 'significantly strengthened' to come closer to Mr Cameron's original proposal.
