Cameron's knee-jerk reactions put Britain at risk of Brexit: analysts

London

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron is increasingly hawkish on Europe ahead of a key election battle but his policies seem rudderless and could make an EU exit more likely, analysts said.

As he tries to rally eurosceptics from his Conservative party and fight the rise of the anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP), Mr Cameron is resorting to what many observers describe as "knee-jerk reactions".

The focus for tensions on Europe is a Nov 20 by-election where the UKIP's lead over the Conserva…