DAVID CAMERON secretly apologised to Jean-Claude Juncker for trying to block him from becoming EU President, the Eurocrat said on Wednesday.

Britain tried to block the famously thirsty ex-PM of Luxembourg from getting Brussels top job in 2014 - leaving bad blood on both sides.

2 Jean-Claude Juncker claims David Cameron has apologised to him many times Credit: Reuters

But last night Mr Juncker revealed how the former PM said sorry to him “many times” following his appointment in November 2014.

His remarks, made at a press conference in Brussels, will prove a huge embarrassment for the ex Tory leader, who headed up the Remain camp.

2 Cameron had described Juncker as the 'wrong person' for the job Credit: AP:Associated Press

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Britain was the only country to publicly oppose the Luxembourger’s candidacy, with Mr Cameron describing him as the “wrong person” for the job.

But speaking in Brussels, Mr Juncker revealed the former PM was much more conciliatory behind closed doors.

He said: “In the first months of my mandate I met Mr Cameron and he apologised many times for saying he didn’t officially support my candidacy.”