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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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Muted response from Tory MPs about 'ever closer union' exemption

ITV News Deputy political editor Chris Ship notes a muted response from Tory MPs as the prime minister talks about an "ever closer union" exemption for the UK as he outlines the case to stay in the EU.

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