Greece's new radical left wing finance minister arrived for a crunch Downing Street meeting with George Osborne this morning wearing a leather jacket and a casual blue shirt without a tie. Following his meeting with economics professor Yanis Varoufakis, Osborne warned that a euro zone stand-off over Greek debt is becoming the biggest risk to the global economy. He insisted that the meeting  was 'constructive' but described Greek debt as a 'rising threat to the British economy' and called on Europe to 'choose competence over chaos' Scroll down for video Threat: George Osborne has warned that a euro zone stand-off over Greek debt is becoming the biggest risk to the global economy after meeting Greece's new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis in London today
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Osborne described Greek debt as a 'rising threat to the British economy'
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Urged Europe to 'choose competence over chaos' in Greek debt standoff
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Called on new Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis to 'act responsibly'
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Varoufakis is carrying out whistle-stop European tour in attempt to build support across the EU for a new debt reduction deal for Greece
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Election of radical left wing Syriza party last week shocked Europe
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Though Britain is not part of the euro, Varoufakis sought to build rapport with @placeholder with face-to-face talks.