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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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Watch live: PM and Boris set to clash in the Commons

David Cameron and Boris Johnson are expected to clash in the House of Commons when the Prime Minister makes his case to MPs for Britain to stay in the EU.

Mr Cameron will give details of the new membership deal struck with his EU counterparts - a day after Mr Johnson confirmed he is bidding for Britain to leave the 28-member bloc.

You can watch the coverage live from the Commons here from 3.30pm:

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