“If we vote to leave on June 23 we will be voting for higher prices, we will be voting for fewer jobs, we will be voting for lower growth, we will be voting potentially for a recession. That is the last thing our economy needs”.
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Mr Cameron’s opponents believe that if he quits as Prime Minister before 2019, it increases the chances of his successor being a minister who backed the Brexit campaign, most likely to be Boris Johnson.
Separately, Mr Cameron also warned that leaving the EU would mean Britain would no longer benefit from £16bn of investment by the European Investment Bank.
After a week of warnings from institutions like the Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund about the impact of Brexit, Cameron said Britain could face recession if it withdrew from the EU.
With polls suggesting the June 23 referendum may be close, both campaigns are ramping up their activity and rhetoric.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be appealing to voters to remain in the European Union at a rally in London later.
However, the outgoing United States president’s comments angered many in the “Out” campaign in Britain, which believes the United Kingdom could strike deals just as effectively outside the European bloc as it could within.
However in a rally in London, Mr Corbyn will launch a highly partisan attack on the Conservatives, saying responsibility for numerous country’s problems “lies in 10 Downing Street, not in Brussels”.
Nicholas Soames, the Conservative MP and grandson of Winston Churchill, last night accused Mr Johnson of “fundamentally dishonest gymnastics” for criticising the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the planned free trade deal between the European Union and the U.S. which he previously praised as “Churchillian” for its brilliance.
Asked if he would back Mr Trump for USA president, Mr Farage said: “I have difficulty with that”.
They include a rally in Chester addressed by Conservative former cabinet minister Owen Paterson and Ukip migration spokesman Steven Woolfe.
In other campaign news, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron and Green MP Caroline Lucas will be among the politicians taking part in the pro-Remain events.
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“This is bigger than party politics”.
