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EU row: Cameron has 'low opinion of British people'

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has accused the Prime Minister of having "a low opinion of the British people" by downplaying the UK's prospects if it left the EU.

It comes after a Sunday newspaper column in which David Cameron accused MPs backing an EU exit of wanting to take "the gamble of the century" with the country's future.

Amid rising tensions between the pro- and anti-Brexit camps, Mr Cameron has reportedly been threatened with a challenge to his leadership unless he tones down attacks on MPs backing the "leave" campaign.

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Boris call for Brexit is 'decision in search of justification'

Boris Johnson's decision to support the EU Brexit campaign is "a decision in search of a justification", shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has told ITV's Good Morning Britain.

Mr Benn, who will campaign to remain, said the Mayor of London's explanatory newspaper article had accepted there are "risks" to Britain leaving the EU.

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